NEW: Former Pres. Trump vows to stay in presidential race even if he is convicted by federal grand jury, spokesperson confirms.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis referred to the"weaponization" of federal agencies – echoing a previous statement in his first public appearance since the indictment of former President Donald Trump.
"Our founding fathers would have absolutely predicted the weaponization that we've seen with these agencies, particularly Justice and FBI, because when you don't have constitutional accountability, human nature is such that they will abuse their power. And that's what happened," DeSantis said. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addressed the federal indictment against former President Donald Trump and declared that it was"devastating," in an interview Friday with CNN.
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