DeSantis, a potential primary rival to Trump, condemned the move as a political ploy and weaponization of the law, without directly referencing Trump's name.
Speaking in Pennsylvania, DeSantis said, "Now you have this Manhattan district attorney who has made his whole platform from when he got elected was that he was going to downgrade as many felonies as possible to misdemeanors. He was going to keep as many people out of jail, even habitual criminals as possible. And he was going to go light on all these things as part of, quote, criminal justice reform."
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The Florida governor then criticized Bragg's sudden shift in stance, remarking, "He doesn't want to charge people with felonies. So, now he turns around purely for political purposes and indicts a former President on misdemeanor offenses that they're straining to try to convert into felonies."
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DeSantis later described the billionaire George Soros-backed district attorneys as "a menace to society" and "a menace to the rule of law" during an event in Long Island, New York. He again alluded to the indictment of Trump without mentioning his name, commenting, "His whole thing is he doesn't want people to be in jail, he wants to downgrade felonies to misdemeanors. And then he turns around, does a flimsy indictment against a former President of the United States."
Trump is scheduled to appear for arraignment on Tuesday in relation to the case, which focuses on alleged payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. DeSantis' office did not immediately respond to a Fox News request for comment.
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