![]() ![]() The former president has rejected as "ridiculous and baseless" the 49-page indictment released by the Justice Department following months of investigation by a special prosecutor. The indictment included photographs showing boxes that were supposed to be in the National Archives stacked at Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Palm Beach residence, in a "ballroom, a bathroom and shower, an office space, his bedroom and a storage room." He is also accused of sharing sensitive US secrets with people who had no security clearance, in a much more serious case than any he has previously faced. ![]() The billionaire, who turns 77 on Wednesday, is charged with willfully possessing clearly-marked government secrets, refusing to return them and conspiring to obstruct investigators seeking to recover them. Look, if I would have left, I would have left prior to the original race in 2016," Trump told Politico on his plane as he campaigned at the weekend. The runaway frontrunner in the 2024 Republican primary said the latest indictment would not force him to quit the race - teeing up a campaign like no other in history that will pit a legal contest against an electoral one. ![]() "We must all be STRONG and DEFEAT the Communists, Marxists, and Radical Left Lunatics that are systematically destroying our Country," Trump posted on his Truth Social network as he flew to spend the night at his Florida golf course, a 25-minute drive from the courthouse. The twice-impeached Republican, facing charges that can carry decades-long prison sentences, struck a defiant note as he prepared to become the first of America's 46 presidents to be arraigned in federal court. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |