NBC’s Welker Trots Out The ‘Revenge Presidency’ Narrative, Quickly Comes To Regret It

MRC Latino | November 12, 2023
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KRISTEN WELKER: Let me ask you about the Republican front-runner, former President Trump. This week, during his campaign events, he essentially threatened to indict his political enemies if he wins a second term. Does that essentially make the Republican Party take a stance of the Republican Party’s stance for revenge? What do you think of that messaging? 

RONNA McDANIEL: I'm not going to get involved in rhetoric that's happening during a contested campaign for our presidential nominee. I will say a lot of Republicans, Kristen, feel like there's a two-tier system of justice that Republicans are getting prosecuted and -- or persecuted through prosecution and they see it with President Trump. People really feel like there's one set of standards for Republicans and one for Democrats and they've seen it come through Democrat attorneys general or others, and that is something that concerns a lot of Republicans.

WELKER: As you know, though, Democratic Senator Bob Menendez has been indicted, the New York Democratic Mayor Eric Adams just had his phone searched by the FBI, so- doesn't that undercut the argument that there is a two-tiered system of justice? Democrats are being indicted, investigated, as well. How can you guys continue to make that argument? 

McDANIEL: I think when you look at what’s happened with the Biden family, and what’s been uncovered since we’ve taken the House…

WELKER: Well, Hunter Biden's been indicted, too! 

McDANIEL: But, more than that… when you see $20 million go to ten different family members, through different LLCs, from foreign companies- it's really concerning. I always think if this were Donald Trump Jr. getting that money, there would be a big issue. Hunter Biden…

WELKER: As you know, Hunter Biden is…

McDANIEL: …took millions of dollars form China. I mean, this is simply alarming.

WELKER: As you know, Hunter Biden is still under investigation by the Special Counsel…

McDANIEL: But it’s going really slow. Thank goodness we have the House.

WELKER: Let me move on, thought, because I know you don’t want to get into messaging, but…