Trump has
already responded to the accusations with a series of posts on the Truth Social
platform.
GREENSBORO,
USA: On Saturday, a day after federal prosecutors indicted him on multiple
charges in the explosive turn of the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump
lashed out at the "corrupt" US justice system. While he focuses on
allegations of misuse of classified material, the former president faces much
tougher legal charges than those of personal, political and commercial
misconduct, which he has largely denied so far. rice field.
And it also
sets the stage for a White House election like never before: President Joe
Biden's Justice Department is pursuing prosecution of the apparent frontrunner
for the Republican nomination.
Trump
attended two Republican state conventions, first in Georgia and then in North
Carolina, where he lashed out at what he felt were unjust legal attacks against
him.
President
Trump said during his appearance in Greensboro, North Carolina, "You guys
are dealing with mad lunatics." "The unsubstantiated indictment
against me by the Armed Corruption Division of the Biden administration will go
down in history as one of the most horrific abuses of power in our nation's
history," he said.
Early that
day in Columbus, Georgia, Trump told a crowd that he would be indicted for
running for a second term in the White House.
"That's
what they do. If it wasn't for me, they wouldn't have been witch-hunted and
prosecuted," he told supporters.
These two
cases comment on explosive allegations that President Trump conspired to
"endanger" U.S. national security by intentionally handing classified
information to his defense team to obstruct justice. It happened a few days
before he was scheduled to appear in federal court in Miami. Concealed
documents in a corrupt manner and... made false statements.
Each
indictment brought by Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith carries a
maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Trump has previously posted a series of
posts on his platform, Truth Social, calling Smith a "psychopath" and
a "Trump-hating", and the accusations are an election orchestrated by
Biden and his campaign. It has responded to the accusations with a video
statement purporting to be harassment.
“They are
chasing me because we are well ahead of Biden in the polls,” he said.
So far, the
reaction of many Republicans (including some of President Trump's rivals in the
nomination race) has been to support the former president and amplify his
anger.
House
Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who has a rollercoaster relationship with President
Trump, said the impeachment was a "dark day" for the United States.
"I and
all Americans who believe in the rule of law support President Trump,"
McCarthy said.