Will Scharf, a lawyer for Donald Trump who is running for Missouri attorney general, released a campaign ad in which he fires a grenade launcher at a stack of evidence boxes and indictments.
Scharf, who played a key role in Trump's "immunity" defense from criminal prosecution and has vowed to fight his felony convictions in New York, is running in a Republican primary against the state's current attorney general, Andrew Bailey.
The primary race between both men has spiraled into a competition for the former president's approval with attempts to out-MAGA one another by highlighting their Trump-approved bona fides.
Within the last few months, Bailey has sued the state of New York over a court-imposed gag order against Trump, testified to Congress about what he called the "politically motivated, legally specious, and corrupt prosecution" of the former president, and demanded that the Department of Justice turn over documents about Trump's prosecutions.
Both men have repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that President Joe Biden is "weaponizing" the federal government against his Republican rival and directing the cases against him.
Scharf's campaign also was recently awarded $2 million by a Leonard Leo-backed organization with aims to reshape the nation's judicial system in Trump's image.
5 Comments
Matzomaster
It's refreshing to see a candidate willing to shake things up and challenge the status quo.
Rotfront
It's about time we had a candidate who is willing to fight back against unfair treatment.
Karamba
We need more politicians like Scharf who are unafraid to take on powerful interests.
Noir Black
Scharf's ad is a bold statement against political corruption and abuse of power.
Eugene Alta
This ad is exactly what we need to expose the manipulation and bias in our justice system.