Schumer accuses Trump of exploiting Charlie Kirk's death to launch political 'witch hunt'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer D-N Y accused President Donald Trump of exploiting the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in order to go after critics Schumer s charge came as Senate Democrats teed up decree called the No Political Enemies Act which would prohibit Trump and his administration from weaponizing regime agencies It comes in the wake of late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel s sidelining by ABC over comments he made related to Kirk The top Senate Democrat commented freedom of speech is one of the great hallmarks of our country but that the Trump administration is trying to snuff it out HOUSE DEM WARNS BOTH SIDES ON 'ROAD TO RUIN' AS POLITICAL DIVIDE DEEPENS OVER KIRK ASSASSINATION Those who break the law of program resort to any source of violence ought to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law Schumer disclosed But using the tragic death of Charlie Kirk as an excuse to supercharge the political witch hunt against critics is abhorrent obnoxious and as un-American as it gets To attack civil society whether it's Jimmy Kimmel civil society organizations or the Trump administration's perceived political enemies its crusade is unending he continued And this is one of the saddest parts of all because of congressional Republicans' obeisance to Trump it's unchecked because they are scared to stand up to Trump BONDI 'HATE SPEECH' REMARKS SPARK TORRENT OF CRITICISM FROM CONSERVATIVESDemocrats bill would prevent the administration from using agencies like the Justice Department FBI and the IRS from going after people for criticizing the ruling body according to a one-page description of the bill It would also hold bureaucrats accountable for using their office to go after critics ensure courts speedily dismiss abusive actions and provide due process for U S nonprofits that the administration tries to label as criminal or terrorist organizations FOLLOWING KIRK S ASSASSINATION LAWMAKERS REACT TO LETHAL POLITICAL CONDITIONS 'VIOLENT WORDS PRECEDE VIOLENT ACTIONS'Their legislative push also comes after Attorney General Pam Bondi mentioned earlier this week that the administration would go after you if you are targeting anyone with hate speech Sen Chris Murphy D-Conn called her comments bone chilling The shooting of Charlie Kirk was a national tragedy he mentioned It should have been a line in the sand an opportunity for President Trump to bring this country together to do whatever is necessary to stamp out political violence that's targeted both Republicans and Democrats political violence that emanates from both right-wing and left-wing radicalization But Trump and his lieutenants are choosing a different path he continued They are choosing to exploit this tragedy to weaponize the federal leadership to destroy Donald Trump's political opposition Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and Justice Department for comment but did not without delay hear back