Grassley, GOP presidential candidates reax to Trump indictment

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Washington-  Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is the only member of Iowa’s congressional delegation who has commented on a Florida grand jury’s indictment of former president Trump.

Radio Iowa reports that, in a tweet, Senator Grassley said having Trump indicted on the same day House Republicans had to view a redacted document that contains allegations against President Biden fuels the belief that there are two standards of justice. Some of the GOP presidential candidates who’ve been campaigning in Iowa have weighed in, too.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says the country is seeing an uneven application of the law based on political affiliation and DeSantis asks why Hillary Clinton or Hunter Biden haven’t faced charges. GOP candidate Vivek  Ramaswamy says if he’s elected president, he’d pardon Trump. Perry Johnson, another Republican running for president, is calling on President Biden to pardon Trump now.

Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson was the only candidate in the race to call on Trump to end his presidential campaign. Hutchinson says Trump’s actions should not be allowed to define the G-O-P or the country.

While campaigning in Iowa last week, Trump said that an indictment would be election interference.