Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) blasted the Democratic Party, saying its members have become radicalized to the point that they care more about “partisan politics” than the law in the United States.
The statement from the Texas senator Sunday comes a couple of days after New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ordered former President Donald Trump and his associates to pay roughly $364 million in penalties for committing decades of business fraud. Cruz claimed that the justice system is targeting Trump ahead of the 2024 election, and thus represents “a systematic and sustained assault on the rule of law.”
“What has happened in Washington, it’s really frightening, and it’s really sad,” Cruz said on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo. “Democrats have become radicalized, and they have decided that partisan politics matters more than the rule of law. They’re willing to weaponize the Department of Justice; they’re willing to utterly abuse government power to try to stay in power.”
The order from Engoron also bars Trump from “serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in New York” for three years; Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, the former president’s two sons, were also found liable for $4,013,024 each and are banned from doing business in New York for two years. Cruz described the ruling as “an outrage” and said that Engoron is a “partisan Democrat.”
Cruz went on to state that this case is about “trying to destroy Donald Trump,” which is “ultimately” about attacking democracy to prevent voters from voting for Trump in any future elections.
“It is dangerous, the brazen cynicism with which they’re willing to abuse the justice system to try and stay in power at all costs,” Cruz said.
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Trump harshly criticized Engoron on Saturday for his ruling, describing him as a “lunatic” and “crooked judge.” He also criticized New York Attorney General Letitia James for leading the “sham case.”
The former president made his comments during a rally in Michigan, which is hosting its primary election on Feb. 27. A few days earlier, South Carolina will host its own primary election, where former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, Trump’s opponent in the Republican Party’s 2024 primary race, previously served as governor.
