Republican 2024 presidential contender Nikki Haley surmised that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is out for retribution against former President Donald Trump.
Haley voiced hope that Trump doesn't get indicted by the Manhattan DA and contended that rather than harping on "revenge by some political people in New York," there should be more discourse on "things that the American public cares about."
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"Everything I have seen from this New York district attorney is that this would be something he’d be doing for political points, and I think what we know is when you get into political prosecutions like this, it’s more about revenge," Haley told Fox News's Bret Baier.
Over the weekend, Trump poured fuel on chatter that he may be indicted, suggesting he "will be arrested on Tuesday," though a spokesperson for him later clarified that he had not received a “notification” that an indictment was imminent.
Bragg is zeroing in on an alleged $130,000 hush-money payment that was wired to porn star Stormy Daniels, also known as Stephanie Gregory Clifford, at the back end of the 2016 election cycle. The payment was ostensibly made in exchange for her signature on a nondisclosure agreement to stay mum about an alleged affair with Trump roughly a decade prior.
The DA's office is reportedly keen on determining whether Trump's business empire falsified business records to cover up reimbursement for the alleged payment. Reports indicate prosecutors will couple a misdemeanor charge for document falsification with a federal campaign finance violation to deliver a felony charge.
Trump has vehemently denied wrongdoing.
“Right now, it’s rumor. And I certainly hope it’s not the case,” Haley said about a possible indictment.
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A chorus of Republicans, including potential 2024 hopefuls such as Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former Vice President Mike Pence, have bashed the prospect of Trump getting indicted as being a politically motivated move.
"The American people want to talk about things that really matter, which is the economy ... what's happening with Russia and China, they want to talk about the fact that ... we've got to get our kids back in schools and back on track," Haley said.