September 4, 2023
2 mins read

Ramaswamy throws weight behind Trump

The 38-year-old who has vowed to pardon Trump if elected to power in 2024…reports Asian Lite News

Indian-origin tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who is seeking a Republican nomination for the 2024 US presidential election, said the Espionage Act under which former President Donald Trump has been charged is “the most un-American statute” in the history of the US.

The 38-year-old who has vowed to pardon Trump if elected to power in 2024, told ABC News that “there is a difference between a bad judgment and a crime”.

“The Presidential Records Act was nowhere mentioned in that 49-page indictment in the documents case. I think the Espionage Act under which Trump was charged is the most un-American statute in our history,” Ramaswamy said.

“Would I have done the same and held onto those documents? No, I would not have. Do I think it is an illegal behavior under the Presidential Records Act and other statutes? No, I do not.”

Trump has been charged with 37 violations of the US Espionage Act, an anti-spy law enacted by Congress shortly after the start of World War One.

Of these, 31 relate to secret or top secret classified documents.

He is also charged with obstructing justice, conspiracy, concealment and false statements, and has pleaded not guilty.

Polling second among Republican presidential candidates in some recent national polls, Ramaswamy said he is not in favour of the Republican front-runner being forced out of the race in the face of four indictments against him.

He said that instead of pursuing a “vengeance-driven prosecution”, the country should focus on “moving forward”.

Ramaswamy, who has heaped praises on fellow Republican rival Trump throughout his campaign, had said that the two have policy differences “but they are small”.

The political outsider deemed Trump the “best president of the 21st century”, on the Milwaukee Republican debate stage last month.

Meanwhile, Trump is mulling over skipping his appearance in the Fulton County Court at Atlanta on September 6, and instead permit his attorney to enter his plea in writing.

The Republican frontrunner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary has been indicted in four criminal cases — two by the Justice Department, and two by state prosecutors in New York and Georgia, separately.

He has criticised the cases against him as part of a politically motivated attempt to keep him from recapturing the White House.

ALSO READ: Vivek Ramaswamy’s Taiwan Policy Proposal Sparks Political Discussion

Previous Story

Ukraine says Russian lines breached in south

Next Story

‘Nikki thinks she’s going to be Republican presidential pick’

Latest from -Top News

US committed great crime: Iran

Iran has now called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council and demanded the IAEA Board of Governors address the situation….reports Asian Lite News Iran has strongly condemned the United

Strike Iran, Face Us, Houthis warn US

The Yemen-based Houthi group, which controls much of northern Yemen, has been targeting Israel since November 2023…reports Asian Lite News Yemen’s Houthi group issued a stark warning on Sunday, declaring they would

Tehran Hits Back After US Strikes

The missiles struck several locations across central Israel. Notably, one hit Haifa without any prior warning sirens, raising alarm over possible gaps in the missile alert system….reports Asian Lite News Iran fired

Trump Dares Iran Again

This comes as Trump announced that America had bombed three nuclear sites in Iran and warned Tehran of further precision strikes…reports Asian Lite News US President Donald Trump declared that no other
Go toTop

Don't Miss

US Senator lauds India’s innovation, strategic potential

Neera Tanden, Domestic Policy Advisor to President Biden spoke with

Prosecution rests in Trump hush money trial

Trump’s lawyers have said they do not plan to call