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Trump says has right to take 'whatever' documents home

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 14 Jun 2023 09:25
6 Min Read

US President Donald Trump claims that it is legal for him to take with him whatever documents he felt like after his indictment over stealing classified documents.

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  • Sebastian Gorka, right, looks behind him as former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, June 13, 2023, in Bedminster, New Jersey (AP)
    Sebastian Gorka, right, looks behind him as former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, June 13, 2023, in Bedminster, New Jersey (AP)

Former US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his indictment is "the most evil and heinous abuse of power in the history of the United States" and an attempt to interfere in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.

"Today, we witnessed the most evil and heinous abuse of power in the history of our country. A very sad thing to watch. The corrupt sitting president [Joe Biden] had his top political opponent arrested for fake and fabricated charges, of which he and numerous other presidents would be guilty, right in the middle of the presidential election, in which he is losing very badly," the former president told reporters at the Trump National Gold Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

"This is called election interference and yet another attempt to rig and steal a presidential election," the former head of state added. "It's a political persecution like something straight out of a fascist or communist nation."

Trump claimed that every president has the right to take with him "whatever documents," alleging that: "This is the law."

"They ought to drop this case immediately because they're destroying the country," Trump argued, claiming that this was "something that people have now seen, and it couldn't be more clear."

Furthermore, he argued that he had not gone through all the documents because he did not have time to do so. "It's a long, tedious job. Takes a long time, which I was prepared to do, but I have a very busy life."

Trump was accused Friday of committing 37 felony offenses including conspiracy to obstruct justice and deliberate retention of national security material.

Trump is accused of withholding a document during a federal investigation, one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, 31 counts of intentional retention of national security information, two distinct counts of making false statements, and other connected offenses.

According to his indictment, he could get a term of up to 20 years in jail for a number of crimes.

Biden thinks he is above the law

"Threatening me with 400 years in prison for possessing my own presidential papers, which just about every other president has done, is one of the most outrageous and vicious legal theories ever put forward in an American court of law," Trump said.

Moreover, the former President underlined that he would emerge from the trial "bigger and better than ever before" and that he followed the law, not though he was above it.

"I'm the only one. It's Joe Biden and his corrupt department of injustice who think they are above the law," Trump added.

Biden "will forever be remembered as not only the most corrupt president" in the history of the US but the president who "tried to destroy American democracy," Trump added, two years after having lost to his Democrat successor.

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He also claimed that he would beat Biden in the upcoming presidential election.

Dems committing real espionage

Making allegations against his democrat opponents, Trump said they "want to distract from the real espionage and the real crime."

The former president surrendered to face federal charges accusing him of mishandling confidential files. He had reportedly gone to a courthouse in Miami where security was tight. 

Tens of Trump supporters gathered nearby the court wearing "Make America Great Again," and equivocally Police on horseback and bikes were mobilized for crowd control.

Read more: Trump mobilizes his supporters against indictment

"One of the saddest days in the history of our country. We are a nation in decline," Trump posted on his Truth Social: describing the prosecutor as a "lunatic" and a "thug," describing the charges leveled against him as a "witch hunt." 

Pressure Biden for corruption

Trump has attacked prosecutors for not pursuing Joe Biden, the current US President, for his alleged improper handling of secret documents in the same manner. Biden has denied the claims of misconduct.

Trump's allegations against Biden come as he is being investigated by the US House Oversight Committee for a possible political bribery scheme involving a foreign national.

Burisma, a Ukrainian oil industry holding firm, allegedly paid then-US Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden a total of $10 million to help halt an investigation into the company by former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin, according to US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Greene claims that Hunter Biden was appointed to Burisma's board to "solve the problems" caused by Shokin's probe. Greene believes that the owner of Burisma paid $5 million to Hunter Biden and $5 million to Joe Biden to fire Shokin and cease his investigation into the company.

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said Monday that the foreign national who allegedly bribed President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden allegedly has audio recordings of their discussions.

Regarding the alleged bribery case involving the Bidens, Trump urged Republicans in Congress to deal harshly with the US President.

Finally, Trump claimed that he was getting elected to be president in the 2024 elections before "totally obliterat[ing] the deep state."

Despite facing federal criminal charges, former President Donald Trump maintains a significant advantage in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in the upcoming 2024 presidential election, a recent survey conducted by Reuters and Ipsos shows.

According to the poll, 43% of Republican participants identified Trump as their preferred candidate in the party's primaries, while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis received 22% support, making him the closest contender.

Furthermore, the survey revealed that 81% of Republicans in the United States view the charges against Trump as being politically motivated, suggesting a strong partisan divide on the issue.

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