House Democrat Leader Slams Republicans Defending Trump After Federal Indictment

Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) ridiculed his Republican colleagues for defending Donald Trump after the former president was indicted for allegedly mishandling classified documents and obstructing federal officials seeking control of those documents.
“The house Republican conference is in shambles,” Aguilar began a Tuesday press conference. “They’ve barely gained control of the floor, and we head into a week and they jump head first into defending the corrupt leader of their party.”
Aguilar, who serves as the chair of the House Democratic Caucus, made the comment as Trump appeared in a Miami federal court on Tuesday for an arraignment on a 37-count federal indictment brought by special counsel Jack Smith….}

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