President Joe Biden announces sweeping executive orders about gun control from Monterey Park, California where 11 people were shot to death in January. Xxx News Biden In Monterey Park 012 Jpg A Oth En Ca Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY / USA Republican lawmakers thought they had momentum this week in their hunt for a scandal on President Joe Biden.

The former president’s allies adopted his false narrative, attacking President Biden and federal law enforcement while trying to undercut the inquiry that led to 37 charges against him.

The last time former President Donald Trump was indicted, his successor left the White House the next day intent on going about his schedule without wading into the matter.

Biden allies, legal experts and strategists say silence may be the best option even in the face of a torrent of Trump attacks.

"The endless political persecution of Pres. Trump is un-American and must end now," the Alabama congressman tweeted Friday.

Cruz called the indictment an “assault on democracy” during the Friday episode of his podcast, “Verdict with Ted Cruz.” “I have to say today is a very sad day in American history. It is a shameful day in American history.