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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who ran for president in 2016, questioned the indictment that the Manhattan grand jury issued against former President Trump on Thursday, saying the jury in deciding the case should be “the voters.”
Bush, the brother of former President George W. Bush, tweeted on Saturday that the case against Trump over the hush-money payment that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election is “very political” and not based on justice.
He also mentioned that other authorities looking into the case other than Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg did not pursue the case.
“Bragg’s predecessor didn’t take up the case. The Justice Department didn’t take up the case,” he said. “Bragg first said he would not take up the case. This is very political, not a matter of justice.”
“In this case, let the jury be the voters,” he added.