The news that former President Donald Trump will face a second set of criminal charges revealed a rift among Republicans in Connecticut, who responded to the indictment Thursday with a mixture of disdain and weariness over the series of investigations that have plagued the former commander-in-chief.

"Mr. Trump brought these charges upon himself by not only taking classified documents, but by refusing to simply return them when given numerous opportunities to do so." The post ‘Mr. Trump brought these charges upon himself’: Romney,

The indictment of Trump, who has repeatedly denied any allegations of impropriety, is unprecedented for a former president. The indictment comes after more than 100 documents with classified markings were found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in August 2022.

The Utah senator previously criticized Trump's first indictment regarding a $130,000 hush money payment to a porn star.

Lee said the decision to charge Trump ‘echoes despotism,’ while Romney said Trump ‘brought these charges upon himself’