Multiple Republicans have called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and local district attorneys to end their prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump after he won the 2024 election on Tuesday.
“The American people have spoken: the lawfare must end,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) wrote in a post on X. “I call on Attorney General Garland, Alvin Bragg, and Fani Willis to immediately terminate the politically motivated prosecutions of President Donald Trump,” he said, referring to Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, and Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney.
On Wednesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) wrote on X that special counsel Jack Smith should “look forward to a new chapter in your legal careers,” adding that the Supreme Court has “rejected what you were trying to do, and after tonight, it’s clear the American people are tired of lawfare. Bring these cases to an end.”…