A somber moment for America

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the indictment of former President Donald Trump by a Manhattan grand jury. 

"Today is a somber moment for America. Indicting a former President sets a terrible precedent; the only worse precedent is not indicting a former President who committed a crime.

Donald Trump, like any American, is entitled to the presumption of innocence in a criminal court. Prosecutors will need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the former President committed one or more crimes in order to secure a conviction. We should let law enforcement and our judicial system do their jobs, without political interference."

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