Trump 2024 opponent Vivek Ramaswamy slams possible looming indictment: 'Dark moment in American history'

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Republican statesmanlike campaigner Vivek Ramaswamy criticized rumors of President Trump's imaginable looming indictment connected Saturday, calling it "un-American" to prosecute nan erstwhile president.

"It is un-American for nan ruling statement to usage constabulary powerfulness to apprehension its governmental rivals," nan entrepreneur said connected Twitter. "If a Republican charismatic successful 2004 had utilized a run finance technicality to apprehension then-candidate John Kerry while Bush & Cheney were successful power, liberals would person cried foul - and rightly so."

"This will people a acheronian infinitesimal successful American history and will undermine nationalist spot successful our electoral strategy itself," Ramaswamy continued. "I telephone connected nan Manhattan District Attorney to reconsider this action and to put speech partisan authorities successful work of preserving our Constitutional republic.

The Manhattan territory attorney’s office is reportedly readying to indict nan erstwhile president regarding his alleged hush money ungraded pinch porn prima Stormy Daniels.

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Vivek Ramaswamy departs aft speaking astatine nan Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, Friday, March 3, 2023, astatine National Harbor successful Oxon Hill, Md. 

Vivek Ramaswamy departs aft speaking astatine nan Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, Friday, March 3, 2023, astatine National Harbor successful Oxon Hill, Md.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

During his 2016 statesmanlike campaign, Trump's then-lawyer Michael Cohen allegedly sent $130,000 to Daniels to forestall her from publicizing her 2006 matter pinch Trump. Cohen was allegedly reimbursed by Trump done installments.

Prosecutors will apt reason that nan $130,000 costs to Daniels was an improper donation to nan Trump campaign, arsenic Daniels' NDA helped his candidacy.

A tribunal root informed Fox News Digital that members of Alvin Bragg's agency will meet pinch rule enforcement to "discuss logistics for immoderate clip adjacent week, which would mean that they are anticipating an indictment adjacent week."

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Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump astatine a rally successful Arizona.

Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump astatine a rally successful Arizona. (Brandon Bell)

President Trump has lashed retired astatine nan reports connected Saturday morning, encouraging his followers to protest.

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"NOW ILLEGAL LEAKS FROM A CORRUPT & HIGHLY POLITICAL MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE, WHICH HAS ALLOWED NEW RECORDS TO BE SET IN VIOLENT CRIME & WHOSE LEADER IS FUNDED BY GEORGE SOROS, INDICATE THAT, WITH NO CRIME BEING ABLE TO BE PROVEN, & BASED ON AN OLD & FULLY DEBUNKED (BY NUMEROUS OTHER PROSECUTORS!) FAIRYTALE, THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!," Trump wrote connected Truth Social.

President Donald Trump speaks during a property briefing pinch nan coronavirus task force, successful nan Brady property briefing room astatine nan White House, Monday, March 16, 2020, successful Washington.

President Donald Trump speaks during a property briefing pinch nan coronavirus task force, successful nan Brady property briefing room astatine nan White House, Monday, March 16, 2020, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Fox News' Kyle Morris contributed to this report.