Plus: McCarthy: House Will Hold Bragg Accountable for 'Abuse of Power'
March 31 2023
Good morning from Washington, where pols and pundits are reacting to the news late yesterday that a Manhattan grand jury has indicted Donald Trump for alleged actions that predate his presidency. We’ve got known details from Virginia Allen, Mary Margaret Olohan, and Katrina Trinko, plus commentary from Heritage Foundation legal experts John Malcolm, Zack Smith, and Hans von Spakovsky. On the podcast, we unpack the energy bill passed yesterday by the House. Plus: worrying about military wokeness over readiness and going after vandals who target pregnancy centers. Eighty years ago today, the musical “Oklahoma!” opens on Broadway on its way to setting arecord of 2,212 performances before closing five years later.
Jailing political opposition on shaky charges is the kind of thing we expect from corrupt dictatorships. It’s a precedent that tends to repeat itself, as it has in places like Haiti.
"The American people will not tolerate this injustice, and the House of Representatives will hold Alvin Bragg and his unprecedented abuse of power to account," says the House speaker.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and a religious freedom organization sue two persons charged with vandalism for damages; more lawsuits are likely to come.
By John G. Malcolm, Zack Smith, Hans von Spakovsky
It's clear Trump has been the target of potential prosecution by politically ambitious local district attorneys in New York and Georgia—and by a politicized federal Justice Department—for some time.
Two lawmakers, explaining what’s in the energy bill that passed the House yesterday, describe how President Biden’s handling of U.S. energy resources hurts the economy and national security.
"Florida will not assist in an extradition request given the questionable circumstances at issue with this Soros-backed Manhattan prosecutor and his political agenda," tweets the Florida governor.
"SO Trump finally got indicted!," Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., tweets.. "I predicted he would and I predicted that Stormy Daniels would get him! Sometimes justice works!"
