Republican House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) slammed Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) statement that former President Donald Trump is guilty and must prove his innocence.
This coming from a Speaker who was involved in the drafting and editing of the failed January 6 security plan.
Criminal defendants in the United States are presumed innocent until proven guilty. On Thursday, Pelosi tweeted, “…everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence,” implying that Trump is “guilty until proven innocent,” contradicting the presumption of innocence and a legal concept that places the legal burden of proof on the prosecutor.
“Guilty until proven innocent is not how America works,” Stefanik said in on Friday.
“Her comments on the unprecedented and corrupt indictment of Former President Trump are deeply offensive, unAmerican, and completely counter to the American principles of equal justice under the law and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. These comments must be condemned by all,” she stated.
Stefanik pointed out that Pelosi’s remark was especially outrageous because the former House speaker is still regarded as a leader among Democrats.“Although radical Authoritarian Nancy Pelosi no longer holds her Speaker’s gavel, she is still considered a leader in the House Democrat Caucus,” Stefanik explained.
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELNancy Pelosi’s comments are UnAmerican. All Americans have the presumption of innocence, including Donald Trump. Democrats must condemn this outrageous rhetoric. https://t.co/qSz6BZ0BPS pic.twitter.com/JKZ3X4EXq4
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Pelosi’s tweet was slammed by Twitter with the following note: “Ms. Pelosi mistakenly says that Trump can prove his innocence at trial. Law in the US assumes the innocence of a defendant and the prosecution must prove guilt for a conviction.”
Don’t forget, she was the Speaker who tore up a president’s State of the Union speech behind his back.
She’s a piece of garbage, and we should expect that the member of Congress and former Speaker of the House does not understand the basic rights under our Constitution. I don’t think she’s ever read it, and if she has, I don’t think anyone ever explained to her what she read.
According to media sources, a New York grand jury indicted Trump on more than 30 felonies on Thursday evening. The Manhattan district attorney’s office will most likely unseal the indictment in the following days.
“The unprecedented election interference from corrupt Socialist District Attorney Alvin Bragg is a political witch-hunt and a dark day for America,” Stefanik said in a statement. “The radical Far Left will stop at nothing to persecute Joe Biden’s chief political opponent ahead of the 2024 presidential election to suppress the will and voice of the American people.”
Stefanik, like other Republican politicians, believes the indictment will galvanize voters in support of Trump.
“Knowing they cannot beat President Trump at the ballot box, the Radical Left will now follow the lead of Socialist dictators and reportedly arrest President Trump, the leading Republican candidate for President of the United States.”
