Nikki Haley says looming Trump indictment is more about ‘revenge’ than justice

Nikki Haley joined other presidential hopefuls in criticizing the anticipated impeachment of Donald Trump as politically motivated “retaliation” against the former president.

As the 2024 presidential candidate, Trump will challenge Haley in next year’s Republican primary, highlighting the awkward situation for candidates who don’t want to anger their loyal base but may want to speak out against their indiscretions. .

Haley teetered on the brink of fully defending the former president, saying she didn’t want to weigh in too much considering the potential impeachment remains just “rumour.”

“From everything I’ve seen of this New York district attorney, this would be something that he would be doing for political reasons,” the former South Carolina governor and Trump-era ambassador to the UN said Monday night. . .

The comments came as the New York Police Department placed all 36,000 officers on high alert, ordering them to be in uniform and standby for deployment in anticipation of riots over a possible indictment or arrest.

Trump said he expected to be arrested on Tuesday, but law enforcement officials told DailyMail.com the earliest action could be taken on Wednesday.

“I think what we know is that when you get involved in political processes like this, it’s more about revenge than justice,” Haley said.

She added: ‘Right now, it’s a rumor. And I certainly hope that is not the case. I guess we’ll find out tomorrow.

The impeachment would be the first in a series of cases against Trump. This particular one would come from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in the case involving the former president’s secret money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 campaign.

Haley’s criticism of the Manhattan district attorney mirrors Trump’s attacks on Bragg, claiming he is “taking orders from DC.”

His response to news of a possible impeachment followed a response from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has yet to announce a run for president but is expected to run in the coming months.

While weighing the case Monday morning, DeSantis also highlighted the allegations against Trump without using his name. The Florida governor has been careful not to directly criticize or engage in war words with Trump.

DeSantis broke his silence on the issue by describing the allegation as “sort of a circus fabricated by some Soros DA.”

New York’s 36,000 police officers are in uniform Tuesday and waiting to be deployed after Trump called on supporters to protest his possible impeachment.

“I don’t know what it takes to pay hush money to a porn star to ensure silence about some kind of alleged affair,” DeSantis said. I just… I can’t talk about it.

The comments drew a swift reaction from Trump, who posted on his Truth Social platform unsubstantiated allegations that DeSantis had inappropriate relationships with “underage” women while he was a teacher. He also questioned DeSantis’s sexuality, claiming that a man could bring charges against him.

“They can go back and forth on all of those things,” Haley said of the two Republican favorites.

“I think what we need to focus on is, first of all, you never want to pass any kind of prosecution that’s being politicized, because we know that’s just political vendetta. And I think we’ve seen enough of that in recent years,” he added.

Haley, who was the first prominent Republican to run in the GOP primary race after Trump, dismissed the case against her former boss as “some kind of revenge by some politicians in New York” and called for moving the conversation forward.