Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Blasted Over False Assertion That Trump Must 'Prove Innocence'

[army judge]

Jurisdiction

US Federal Law

Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the House, was criticized after she tweeted that former President Donald Trump will have a chance to "prove innocence" in court.

Republicans have spoken out against Pelosi's phrasing, saying that in America, a person is innocent until proven guilty.

Former President Trump has also criticized the grand jury's decision, calling it "Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history."

Critics have slammed former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi after the Democrat tweeted that former President Donald Trump will have a chance to "prove innocence" in court.

Pelosi was responding to the decision of a Manhattan grand jury to indict the former president over his alleged role in hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016.

It's not yet clear exactly what charges the former president will be facing, but he has denied any wrongdoing—as well as denying having an affair with Daniels—and repeatedly criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

"The Grand Jury has acted upon the facts and the law," Pelosi tweeted. "No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence."

"Hopefully, the former President will peacefully respect the system, which grants him that right," she added.

Newsweek has reached out to Nancy Pelosi's office via email for comment.

Some Republicans strongly criticized the way Pelosi had phrased her tweet, pointing to the fact that in the U.S., those accused of crimes are innocent until they're proven guilty.

"The right to 'prove innocence'? This is America, not Stalinist Russia," wrote Republican Senator Josh Hawley.
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Nancy Pelosi blasted over statement that Trump can "prove innocence"
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[Redemptionman]

Yeah, I am listening to Trump on Nelk Boys and everything he said would happen has happened.

No wonder they ban Trump on almost every platform. Truth being censored is good, I guess.

Nancy Pelosi is the biggest investment banker who ever lived, her ROI far exceeds those hacks Charles Schwab or Warren Buffet.

 

[Tax Counsel]

Truth being censored is good, I guess.

If by that you mean Trump is a paragon of truth then you must have missed out on most of his presidency and the period after. Trump is a serial liar. I sometimes wonder if the man can actually tell the difference between a truth and lie. His motto seems to be "if I said it, it must be true".

 

[Redemptionman]

If by that you mean Trump is a paragon of truth then you must have missed out on most of his presidency and the period after. Trump is a serial liar. I sometimes wonder if the man can actually tell the difference between a truth and lie. His motto seems to be "if I said it, it must be true".

LOL, I am not going to talk about what you are saying. All I will say is that through out history when any party or group censors another party group, whether or not they are speaking the truth or not, that has not worked out for the world. Look at the worlds greatest socialist dictatorships and you see the common denominator. Anytime freedom of speech is attacked eventually so do the people. It is a common theme through out human history. Those that control the narrative also control what you consume through media channels and ultimately what you believe.

Too bad you don't or can't see the other side.

 

[Zigner]

Yep, she put her foot in her mouth.

(so to speak)