Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Greg Rothman told Newsmax on Thursday that he’s asked the Justice Department to investigate Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, accusing him of inciting violence against Republicans.

During a recent interview, Krasner accused President Donald Trump of being soft on white-collar crime, saying, “Trump likes crime. Fascists like crime. Right-wing Republican MAGA people like crime,” adding, “These are fundamentally fascists, and it will not do us any good to try to appease them. They are bullies who need to be punched in the face as hard as possible, and that is the only way that all the people around us who are so frightened will understand they can stand up, too.”

Rothman told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America” that “We’d like the Department of Justice to investigate” Krasner’s comments, saying, “We’ve referred it to them and we believe he’s in violation of federal law and he’s trying to incite violence and we cannot stand for that.”

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