GOP Rep DeSantis: I Don’t See Why You Need a Special Counsel for These Indictments — ‘Run-of-the-Mill Cases,’ ‘Could Be Handled’ by the DoJ

On Friday’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) questioned the need for a special counsel to investigate possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

According to the Florida Republican, the indictments handed down on Friday could have been done by the Department of Justice.

“Remember, this whole thing started with allegations played up by the media and my Democratic colleagues that there was a criminal conspiracy between Trump’s campaign and the Russian government to subvert the election,” he said. “This indictment doesn’t even come close to doing that.”

“And in fact, for Rod Rosenstein to say no Americans were involved and it had no effect on the election, it just shows you that they have been promising and promoting this narrative for over a year now, really a year and a half,” DeSantis continued. “And at this stage, I don’t see why you knee a special counsel for any of these indictments. They are all run-of-the-mill cases that could be handled by the Justice Department.”

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