Fitzpatrick Issues Statement on Former President Trump Indictment

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick —who represents Bucks County and a portion of Montgomery County —has issued a statement in response to the 37-count indictment filed against former President Donald J. Trump by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Trump was indicted late Friday for retention of national defense information, obstruction of justice, and false statements in relation to classified documents he allegedly did not return after he left the presidency.

In Fitzpatrick's statement, he makes several points and urges everyone that "we must always remember the basic precepts of our U.S. justice system:

• No one is above the law or beyond prosecution, regardless of their status, position, or affiliation.
• No one is beneath the law and no one should be targeted for prosecution merely because of their status, position, or affiliation.
• Both in perception and in reality, the law must always be applied equally and enforced equally to all citizens, regardless of their status, position, or affiliation. ‘Rules for thee but not for me’ is antithetical to the precepts of the U.S. justice system."

Fitzpatrick goes on to state that regarding Trump's indictment and the ongoing Special Counsel investigation into President Biden, both involving the handling of classified documents, "we will quickly learn whether these precepts have been honored, or whether they have been violated."