âPolitical Persecution,â Trump alleged in his statement.âPolitical persecution,â parroted Reps. Diana Harshbarger (Tenn.), Josh Brecheen (Okla.), Claudia Tenney (N.Y.), and Paul Gosar (Ariz.).
âBlatant Election Interference,â Trump announced.
âThis is unprecedented election interference,â echoed GOP conference chair Elise Stefanik (N.Y.).
âAn attempt to interfere in our Presidential election,â echoed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Calif.).
âWitch hunt,â complained Trump.
âWitch hunt,â repeated Reps. George Santos (N.Y.), Lauren Boebert (Colo.), Ralph Norman (S.C.), Matt Gaetz (Fla.) and more, including House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (Minn.).
âWeaponizing our justice system,â Trump inveighed.
âWeaponizing,â chorused Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Reps. David Rouzer (N.C.), Austin Scott (Ga.), Rich McCormick (Ga.) and more.
Trump blamed George Soros. Reps. Wesley Hunt (Tex.), Mike Johnson (La.), Harshbarger, Gosar and Sens. Rick Scott (Fla.) and Ron Johnson (Wis.) blamed Soros.
They aped Trump in other ways, too.
In their vulgarity:
âEnough of this witch hunt bulls---,â tweeted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.)
âThis is complete and utter bulls---,â asserted Rep. Brian Mast (Fla.).
In using ALL CAPS:
âWITCH HUNT!â screamed Rep. Ronny Jackson (Tex.) and âAlvin Bragg is a NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT.â
In demanding vengeance:
âHunter Biden: Call your lawyers,â suggested Rep. Darrell Issa (Calif.).
âThe House of Representatives will hold Alvin Bragg and his unprecedented abuse of power to account,â declared McCarthy.
âWhen Trump wins, THESE PEOPLE WILL PAY!!â tweeted Jackson.
In voicing deep-state conspiracy theories:
âThe Regime occupying our country and systematically killing America is most afraid of President Donald J. Trump,â warned Gosar.
And in stoking paranoia among the unstable:
âIf they can come for him, they can come for anyone,â tweeted Rep. Andy Biggs (Ariz.).