Donald Trump's backers blame the Manhattan prosecutor for indicting the ex-president over the issue of his alleged affair.
Fact check: Prosecutors don't indict anyone.
They present evidence to a grand jury of more than 20 members, who then vote as to whether there is enough evidence to bring formal charges. That takes 12 votes authorizing the prosecutor to proceed.
In short, the grand jury indicts, not the prosecutor.
But Republicans claim in TV interviews that the prosecutor indicted Trump. This includes Mike Pence, a trained lawyer and former vice president. He was corrected by CNN's Wolf Blitzer, anchor for a daily network news program.
One could say it was an oversight. But when the same claim is made repeatedly by others on the same political team, this is evidence that it is not an oversight, but a plan. Attack the prosecutor. In this case, the prosecutor happens to be a Democrat.
Meanwhile, the accused perpetrator himself has repeatedly criticized the judge who will hear the case.
Ask any legal practitioner, and the reply will be that this is not smart. And if it is done in the courtroom during a hearing on the issue, it borders on the downright stupid.
Observers will say this would not be the first time the border has been crossed.
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