“What we need to see is an actual government that works for people no matter what party you’re a part of instead of which partisan person you’re most loyal to.” -AOC
Alexandria was a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers last night and here’s what she had to say about Trump’s indictment:
This is not about guaranteeing one outcome or another. This is about due process. And the lack of formal due process for so long really created this question of “Do we really have an equal society, no matter your income, no matter how powerful you are?” And the presence of this process demonstrates that we should have one law that applies to all people no matter who you are or where you come from.
I see this in a legislative context and sometimes you see in a legal context the idea of “We don’t want to try unless we know what the outcome is before we start.” We don’t want to hold a vote on something unless we know for sure that it’s going to pass. There’s been so much legal speculation over the last week… is this is a good idea? Is it not a good idea?
If there is evidence for a crime, which is what Alvin Bragg has asserted and put before a grand jury, and the jury themselves move forward with an indictment, then this is the process that must happen in our society.
And once again there will be another jury of their peers to convict or acquit. But we should not make these decisions solely on whether you know that you’re guaranteed to be successful from the start. I think people need to see these charges where there is evidence for it and I believe that the presence of that due process is what makes our system fair. It’s a consequence in and of itself. And I think it’s important.
Some House Republicans seem to have interpreted their role as just defending and working for Donald Trump, sometimes more than working for the kinds of people that they’ve been elected to serve. We’re seeing more energy for defending former president Trump than for passing gun safety legislation, than for helping with health care for people impacted by the oil spill in Ohio. What we need to see is an actual government that works for people no matter what party you’re a part of instead of which partisan person you’re most loyal to.
Thank you so much and we’ll keep you updated as the incident unfolds.
Team AOC
P.S. To watch AOC’s full interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers, click here.
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