Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee may consider legislation that would allow former President Trump and other ex-leaders to move cases to a federal court.
Fry says former presidents and vice presidents should have the option of moving these cases to a federal court. A statement from Fry’s office indicated that federal courts would be less likely to render political judgments against former leaders because federal judges are"confirmed by the U.S. Senate, serve in their role for life, and don’t need to win an election to keep their position.
Fry serves on the House Judiciary Committee, which is where the bill was referred. A Republican aide on that committee told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that the GOP is"absolutely" looking at moving the bill out of committee and onto the House floor.Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., has proposed a bill that would let Trump move his case to a federal court.
Many House Republicans were outraged when Trump was indicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to alleged hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The indictment followed an investigation lasting several years that Bragg had taken over. The GOP has noted that federal prosecutors in New York and the Federal Election Commission declined to charge Trump, and that New York law says the statute of limitations
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