Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) called for defunding jurisdictions that pose a threat to the rights of American citizens.
Donalds appeared on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” and made the remarks talking about Trump asking House Speaker Mike Johnson to overturn his conviction in Manhattan.
“One very important thing: It’s not about Speaker Johnson,” Donalds said.
“He doesn’t have that power to overturn anything. But what it’s about is that Congress does fund a lot of jurisdictions around the country, and if there is a jurisdiction that takes federal money and it does not also protect the constitutional rights of all Americans, whether that’s President Trump or any other American, they shouldn’t receive federal funds.”
“I think that’s something that every American would agree with, and you do have to understand President Trump’s frustration,” he continued. “What happened in lower Manhattan was a violation of his constitutional rights. They didn’t even identify the ‘crime’ until the very end of the process, which is a violation of constitutional norms. Judge Merchan did not do that. And so yes, he’s frustrated. Any American would be frustrated.”
Donalds claimed that Trump’s case was entirely unconstitutional because “in the original indictment, they never identified an underlying crime.”
