Donald Trump castigated, on Saturday June 10, the American judicial system, according to him “corrupt”, during his first public speech since his indictment the day before by federal justice.
He is the subject of thirty-seven charges for having, when he left the White House, carried away thousands of documents, some of which are confidential. He should have given them to the National Archives. He refused to return most of it despite reminders from the FBI. This federal indictment is unprecedented for a former American president.
Donald Trump, who repeats that he is the victim of a political cabal, has attended two Republican conventions in the southeastern United States, first in Georgia and then in North Carolina, getting angry with what he called it an unfair legal attack on him. “You’re dealing with berserk,” the former president said in Greensboro, North Carolina. “The baseless indictment against me by the Biden government’s instrumentalized ministry of injustice will stand among the most horrendous abuses of power in our country’s history,” he said.
Earlier, in Columbus, Georgia, Donald Trump told the crowd that he was being sued over his bid for a second term in the White House. “That’s why they’re doing it, if I wasn’t [a candidate for a new presidential term], there would be no witch hunt, there would be no indictment,” he argued.
Both rallies took place just three days before his appearance in federal court in Miami, Florida. He is accused of endangering the national security of the United States by keeping confidential documents, including military and nuclear secrets, when he left the White House. He had already been charged in April by a New York state court for accounting fraud.
” Disturbs “
The indictment, released Friday, has 37 counts, including “unlawful withholding of national security information”, “obstructing justice” and “false testimony”. Donald Trump has already reacted to his indictment announcement in a series of posts on his network, Truth Social, as well as in a video statement posted on Twitter. In it, he calls the special prosecutor in charge of the investigation, Jack Smith, “disturbed” and denounces electoral interference supposedly orchestrated by his rival Joe Biden. The latter indicated that he had “not spoken” to his Minister of Justice about it.
“They are attacking me because we are again ahead of Biden in the polls, by a lot,” assured Donald Trump, despite the fact that opinion polls do not show a clear advantage at this stage.
The Republican camp has so far generally closed ranks around Donald Trump. Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy, whose relationship with the tumultuous billionaire has not always been good, said the former president’s indictment marked a “dark day” for the United States. United. And Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, his main challenger for the Republican nomination, has joined in denouncing a supposedly “instrumentalized” Justice Department.
