Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is drawing criticism for claiming former President Donald Trump must prove his innocence after an indictment was announced.
A grand jury in New York opted to indict Trump. Details remain under seal.
“The Grand Jury has acted upon the facts and the law. No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence,” Pelosi, who is still a member of Congress, wrote on Twitter.
“Hopefully, the former President will peacefully respect the system, which grants him that right,” Pelosi added.
Under the U.S. justice system, a person is innocent until proven guilty, Rudy Giuliani and other critics noted….