Trump hits out at case over secret recordsdata ‘stashed at his golf resort’
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onald Trump has branded the federal indictment in opposition to him “a sad day for America” in his first public look because the fees had been introduced.
A 37-count indictment made public on Friday accuses him of preserving delicate paperwork at his Mar-a-Lago property.
The indictment amounted to “election interference” by the “corrupt” FBI and justice division, he mentioned on Saturday.
He has denied any wrongdoing.
Mr Trump has been charged with stashing away tons of of categorised paperwork, together with some about US nuclear secrets and techniques and navy plans.
The indictment accused him of preserving the recordsdata at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida property, in a ballroom and a bathe.
It alleged that he lied to investigators and tried to dam the investigation into his dealing with of the paperwork.
They are the first-ever federal fees in opposition to a former US president.
In a speech on Saturday at a Republic Party conference in Georgia, Trump mentioned: “They’re cheating, they’re crooked they’re corrupt – these criminals cannot be rewarded, they must be defeated.”
He joked that each time he flies over a “blue state” – one managed by the Democrats – he will get subpoenaed.
He referred to as the indictment a “hoax” by the “corrupt political establishment”. It was a “joke” and a “travesty”, he mentioned.
Trump, who’s working for the White House once more in 2024, had beforehand reacted angrily to the indictment, calling it a politically-motivated “scam”.
He has additionally claimed he “had nothing to hide” and provided the paperwork “openly”.
Special counsel Jack Smith, who oversaw the investigation, mentioned: “We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone.”
Trump is presently the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination.