WATCH: Tim Scott Repeatedly Deflects When Confronted By CNN’s Dana Bash About Trump’s Claim He ‘Nearly Escaped Death’ in FBI Mar-a-Lago Raid

Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) repeatedly ducked when Dana Bash confronted him about former President Donald Trump’s claim that he “nearly escaped death” during the 2023 FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago.

In a contentious interview on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, Bash told Scott, “Federal prosecutors are now asking for a gag order in that classified documents case after the former president said that FBI agents who search Mar-A-Lago were, ‘locked and loaded, ready to take me out,’ and that he ‘nearly escaped death.’ But Senator, that same language was also in the order for President Biden’s home. So do you agree with the attorney general that this is not only false, what the former president said, but extremely dangerous?”

Scott, in response, said, “I saw the video of the SWAT team from the FBI raiding Mar-A-Lago. I have not seen the same video of them raiding Joe Biden’s garage, so I’d love to have that comparison. But more importantly, once again, we find ourselves reinforcing this two-tiered justice system — where we see a different standard for Republicans and specifically a different standard for Donald Trump.”

A sitting Democratic U.S. Senator (Bob Menendez) and House Member (Henry Cuellar) are both currently under federal indictment — which would seem to deal a blow to the argument that Republicans are the targets of a two-tiered justice system.

Bash followed up on her query after the senator dodged.

“What I really am asking you about is the language being used — which is misleading,” Bash said. “People like Steve Bannon called this an ‘assassination attempt.’ Doesn’t that kind of language concern you?”

Scott, again, deflected.

“Watching the treatment of Joe Biden by the justice system, when they have found him unable to stand before a jury of his peers because he’s too old, frankly, and his memory is shot, that is not the kind of simple, fair justice system that Americans expect,” Scott said. “So it is very difficult to see this justice system currently playing out where it is fair to both Donald Trump and Republicans, as we’ve seen the kid gloves and the insulation around Joe Biden and his family. We all want fairness without any question, especially when Lady Justice should wear a blindfold. But we don’t see that playing out, Dana.”

Watch above, via CNN.