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Wisconsin Rep. Tom Tiffany took to the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, to slam the United States' justice system following news of former President Trump's third indictment. Reports emerged Tuesday of the indictment, this time concerning allegations of his efforts to overturn his loss in the 2020 election.

"A sweetheart plea deal for Hunter Biden. Another sham indictment of Donald Trump. Anyone else seeing this two-tiered system of justice on full display?" Tiffany (R-Minocqua) said on X.

As he vies for the Republican presidential nominee spot for 2024, Trump is confronted with his third indictment, according to Associated Press on PBS News Hour. This time, as per the article, the charges stem from his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol following the outcome of the 2020 election. Trump maintains his innocence, while his supporters contend that the indictments are merely an effort to hinder his potential return to the presidency, according to PBS News.

In March, Trump encountered his initial indictment from the Manhattan district attorney, marking the first instance in history that a former U.S. president faced criminal charges. These charges were in relation to state-level accusations of falsifying business records. Later, in June, the Justice Department presented a subsequent indictment, comprising 40 federal counts, which revolve around his alleged mishandling of sensitive documents, according to PBS News.

"No matter how bad you think this disgraceful bogus indictment is, it’s worse," Columnist Kurt Schlichter said in a post on the X platform. "It’s 45 pages of First Amendment protected activity broken up by four captions listing conspiracy statutes that do not apply. It’s not a conspiracy to use free speech and attempt to participate in the political system no matter how badly our garbage elite wants it to be. That’s not even mentioning that. The conduct alleged is conduct the Democrats have participated in within recent years."