Trump said the 37 felony counts were an attack on his supporters as he tried to turn legal peril into political advantage.
The indictment includes 31 counts that pertain to the willful retention of national defence information. The others relate to alleged conspiracy, obstruction and false statements.Article content
But among the various investigations he has faced, the documents case has long been considered the most perilous threat and the one most ripe for prosecution.Article content “A former president of the United States facing an unprecedented indictment by a Justice Department run by the current president of the United States and a potential political rival,” Pence said to loud applause. Pence said it was important to hear Trump’s defence, “then each of us can make our own judgment. … Be patient. Know that we will soon know the facts.”Article content
Kari Lake, a Trump loyalist who lost the governor’s race in Arizona last year, used her speech to Georgia Republicans on Friday night to repeat Trump’s false claims of a rigged 2020 election and she suggested that the indictment was another way to deny him the presidency.Article content
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