Eric Trump told Greg Kelly on Newsmax that he has been hounded by the bureaucracy and the media to an unprecedented degree, insisting, “I became the most subpoenaed person in American history,” and saying he received 112 subpoenas in a short period. Whether you take his exact tally at face value or not, the image he painted of relentless legal harassment is impossible to ignore and speaks to a broader pattern of partisan lawfare. For those who still believe the justice system is blind, his account should be a wake-up call.
He described subpoenas coming from Congress, state attorneys general, and local district attorneys, and portrayed the raids, records grabs, and courtroom ambushes as an effort to destroy a family business and crush a political movement. That is the playbook of weaponized government — powerful institutions used not to seek truth but to punish opposition. Conservatives have warned about this for years; now we’re watching it unfold in plain sight.
The mainstream media and Big Tech have been complicit, amplifying every allegation and censoring counterarguments while presenting prosecutions as neutral and inevitable. Platforms that once promised open discourse instead acted like arbiters of political fate, shadow-banning opponents and flooding the public square with one-sided narratives. This coordinated smothering of dissent is corrosive to republican liberty and to the idea that citizens can hold power to account without fear of retribution.
Make no mistake, selective prosecution corrodes public trust in law enforcement and the courts. When the Department of Justice and state prosecutors appear to pick targets based on politics, not evidence, the rule of law becomes a slogan rather than a safeguard. Conservatives should demand equal treatment under the law — not immunity for elites and a special kind of persecution for those who challenge the establishment.
Eric’s remarks were also a reminder of something many Americans instinctively feel: that modern politics has too often turned into a vendetta. Families, reputations, and livelihoods are collateral damage in a scorched-earth campaign to neutralize political adversaries. If unchecked, this approach will chill political participation and hand victory to those who weaponize institutions instead of competing in the marketplace of ideas.
The remedy is both political and legal. Congress must reassert oversight, reform the tools that enable grandstanding subpoenas and politically motivated investigations, and restore procedural safeguards so prosecutions aren’t a press release. Voters should also factor this conduct into their decisions — accountability must run both ways, and the people must insist on an even-handed justice system.
Eric Trump’s blunt testimony on Newsmax is more than a personal grievance; it’s a portrait of how power can be misused when institutions abandon impartiality. Conservatives should channel outrage into concrete reforms and a clear message: America’s institutions belong to the people, not to partisan prosecutors or a media cartel that decides which citizens are worthy of protection.
