Exclusive — Darrell Issa: Trump Indictment Timeline ‘Devastating’ for Bragg, ‘Purely Political’

Issa, a longtime oversight hawk now seated on the Judiciary Committee and Weaponization of the Federal Government Select Subcommittee, described the moment — in which a former president has been indicted for the first time in history and is set to be arraigned Tuesday — as a “special time for Americans who want freedom.”

Issa tied his work on the weaponization panel to Trump’s indictment, saying the select subcommittee works to combat “what happens in third world countries,” such as governments infringing on the freedom Americans have to choose their leaders.

“Once it’s agreed that [the government] is weaponized, if the other side gets the authority — which is what happens in third world countries — they then use this weaponization to make sure they keep power,” Issa said. “That’s what we’re preventing. We’re preventing the loss of your freedom and the free will of the people to change who their leaders are, something we’ve maintained since, you know, 1889, and it won’t be maintained if we allow incumbent governments to basically weaponize against their adversaries.”

Issa contended that Bragg’s decision to prosecute Trump based off a years-old case related to Daniels and convicted felon Michael Cohen is not just a “dangerous” move toward possible election interference — Trump is the current 2024 GOP presidential primary frontrunner — but is also questionable in terms of its timing.