Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged "Trump’s critics and supporters to let the process proceed peacefully and according to the law" in a statement following the indictment of the former president.

"Mr. Trump is subject to the same laws as every American," Schumer said. "He will be able to avail himself of the legal system and a jury, not politics, to determine his fate according to the facts and the law."

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle took to Twitter to react to the historic indictment on Thursday evening, laying bare the sharp partisan divide when it comes to Donald Trump.

GOP House and Senate members decried the investigation by the Manhattan district attorney as a political prosecution.

Many Democrats, on the other hand, praised the decision as proof "no one is above the law."

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-ABC News' Alexandra Hutzler

Former President Trump is expected to surrender in New York early next week, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

While a day has not been firmed up, sources said that Tuesday is the day being discussed by Trump's legal team and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said in a tweet that the House GOP will use its power to hold Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg "and his unprecedented abuse of power to account."

"The American people will not tolerate this injustice," McCarthy said, adding that Bragg has "weaponized our sacred system of justice against President Donald Trump."

House Republicans have requested documents and testimony from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in its investigation of Trump, but Bragg has said he won't comply.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

While 45% of Americans believe former President Donald Trump should face charges in an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, 32% say he shouldn't have been indicted, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll.

Another 23% of American say they don't know whether the nation's 45th president should face charges.

While the charges have not been announced, a Manhattan grand jury that indicted Trump had been hearing evidence in a $130,000 hush money payment Trump allegedly made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who claims they had an affair. Trump has denied the allegations.

The poll showed a split in opinions along party lines. While 88% of Democrats said Trump should face charges, 62%, of Republicans said the former president should not have been charged while 16% said he should be charged, and the remainder was uncertain.

About 47% of Americans polled say the charges are politically motivated, echoing the sentiment from top GOP figures. About 79% of Republicans hold that view.

-ABC News' Brittany Shepherd