DeSantis and Pence circle the wagons around Trump after indictment

• Trump gained momentum politically and raised over $4 million in the first 24 hours after news of his Manhattan indictment.

What we're watching: Speaking at the North Carolina Republican Party convention on Friday, DeSantis wondered if there is "a different standard for a Democrat secretary of state versus a former Republican president?” in reference to Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.

• “There needs to be one standard of justice in this country. Let’s enforce it on everybody,” he said.
• "You can’t have one faction of society weaponizing the power of the state against factions that it doesn’t like.”

Pence, speaking to a smaller group at the same convention on Saturday, demanded that Attorney General Merrick Garland explain to the American people "why this indictment went forward."

• He went on to say that the former president is facing "an unprecedented indictment by a justice department run by the current president" in an effort to highlight what he sees as unequal treatment by the justice system.

The big picture: They are among a crowded GOP field — including former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) — who are unwilling to condemn Trump after a 37-count indictment over his handling of classified documents.

• Only former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have criticized Trump's conduct.

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