‘BANANA REPUBLIC’: GOP Congresswoman Goes Off Over Trump Indictment In Fiery Interview

Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-NC), speaking Thursday night on Fox News, lamented the nation’s “banana republic” government for allowing the president to indict his leading rival on charges related to the improper handling of classified documents.

Rep. Mace, who faced a primary challenger backed by the former president, claimed she is not a “shill” for Trump and that her comments speak directly to allegations that the Biden administration has weaponized the court system against him.

“When you look at the standard that [Biden] has, it’s a double standard. It’s second-tier double standard of justice in this country, and what the American people want, they want everybody to be treated the same,” Rep. Mace said.

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The North Carolina congresswoman went on to say what other Republicans have claimed: the charges against Trump were brought in response to plans by Congress to impeach Biden over allegations he accepted millions of dollars in bribes.

“I see this and I see how unfair it’s been and I can’t believe this is happening. I said this two days ago: this was either going to happen on the day that we held in contempt Christopher Wray with the FBI or we got access to those documents. I predicted it and it came true. This is the banana republic… He’s trying to take out his political opponents using the executive branch,” Rep. Mace added.

President Biden on Thursday denied ever taking a bribe despite several interviews the FBI held with an informant who claimed Biden as vice president accepted money in exchange for paving the way for his son Hunter Biden to conduct business dealings in Ukraine. After threatening to hold FBI Director Wray in contempt for refusing to turn over documents from the agency’s interview with the informant, House Republicans were allowed to view the 1023 form. Just hours later, The Justice Department told President Trump’s lawyers he would be facing charges.

The president will be arraigned in Miami on Tuesday where he is expected to plead not guilty to all charges.