Several Republican candidates who are up against Trump in the next presidential election denounced the DOJ charges against the former president.

Former President Trump’s Thursday evening announcement that he was indicted on federal charges quickly scrambled the 2024 GOP presidential race, putting his various challengers on the spot to

Former President Donald Trump's rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination criticized the move to charge him over his handling of classified documents, underscoring their fear of upsetting the core Trump supporters needed to win the race.

Inc. have questioned the timing of Donald Trump's indictment which came the same day members of Congress were shown a Joe Biden's 'bribery' document.

Trump loyalists in Congress blasted the indictment of the former president, with Sen. Josh Hawley saying those in power shouldn't 'jail their political opponents.'

Trump said Thursday he was indicted, making him the first president in U.S. history to face federal criminal charges—though it’s unclear what specific charges he faces.