2023-06-09 07:08:00
Donald Trump, defendant in the case of classified documents RUSSELL CHEYNE | REUTERS
The former US president himself announced in a video the opening of an investigation into the handling of classified documents; It is the first time in the country’s history that a former president is charged with federal charges.
09 jun 2023 . Updated at 07:08 h.
The former president of the USA Donald Trumphas confirmed this morning that he has been charged in a investigation into the handling of classified documentsin what represents the first time in the history of the country in which a former president is indicted on federal charges.
Trump reported on the accusation through his Truth Social social network, where he denounced that there is persecution against him and pointed out to the Democrats that they were interfering in the elections. I never thought it possible that something like this could happen to a former president of the United States who received more votes than any other president in the history of our country, Trump wrote today in Truth Social, adding that he is innocent.
Trump is being indicted before a court in Miami for seven federal crimes, including illegal withholding of government secrets, obstruction of justice and conspiracy, as reported by the main national media. The president noted on his social networks that he has been summoned to appear in the Federal Court of Miami next Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. local time (9:00 p.m. in mainland Spain). The court document, however, has not yet been officially released and the Justice Department declined to comment on the case.
In a video published on Truth Social, Trump directly criticized the Department of Justice and the FBI, which he pointed out as being exploited by the current government. It is called electoral interference, they are trying to destroy my reputation in order to win the elections (…) they are going after me because I am leading in the polls, assured the ex-president.
This is the second time that Trump faces criminal charges, who is in turn the first president in the history of the country to be imputed. In April this year, the Republican was charged by a New York court with 34 counts in connection with payments made to porn actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.
This Thursday’s indictment is part of the investigation, led by special counsel Jack Smith, into Trump’s handling of hundreds of classified documents that were found by the FBI at his mansion in Florida. As part of the investigations, several close to the former president and former officials of the White House They have been called to testify by the Department of Justice. Smith was appointed in November to take this case by the attorney general, Merrick Garland, and simultaneously develops another investigation into Trump’s role in the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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