Just minutes after a federal grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump on a slew of charges related to his actions during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, top House Republicans jumped to Trump's defense and decried the allegations as a political distraction ahead of a crucial election cycle.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy posted to social media about an hour after the indictment was unsealed and said it comes as no surprise that following the testimony from Hunter Biden's business associate, Devon Archer, on Monday, the Justice Department would indict Trump to distract from the news.
Stefanik criticized the timing of the indictment, which came just one day after Congress heard testimony from a longtime business associate of Hunter Biden, whom lawmakers have been investigating over the last several months over allegations of international influence peddling schemes. The Republican leader accused the DOJ of using the indictment to distract from Devon Archer's testimony, which Stefanik says is evidence of"one of the greatest political corruption scandals in history.
"Biden’s DOJ is cutting sweetheart deals for Hunter to cover for the Biden Family’s influence peddling schemes while at the same time trying to persecute his leading political opponent. It’s an outrageous abuse of power," Scalise said in his post.
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