he Former President of the United States Donald Trump (2017-2021) He promised on Tuesday that if he wins the 2024 presidential election, He will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate current President Joe Biden.
“I will appoint a real special prosecutor to prosecute The most corrupt president in the history of the United States of America, Joe Biden, and all members of the Biden crime familyTrump said during a campaign event in New Jersey, after his trial in Miami (Florida) court in the case of classified documents.
The former president had already posted a similar message on his Truth Social account hours before he was due to appear in court.
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In his speech on Tuesday, Trump repeated a series of insults against the US Department of Justice and special prosecutor Jack Smith, who is in charge of the documents case.
The former president confirmed that Smith dedicates himself to carrying out “political assassinations,” And that the Ministry of Justice’s decision to prosecute him is politically motivated.
(Also read: Trump calls implication by classified files case an ‘egregious abuse of power’)
He also defended his authority to declassify sensitive materials whenever he wanted. They said other leaders, such as former Presidents Bill Clinton or George W. Bush, also passed similar rulings without being charged with any crime.
In addition, he called his indictment a “vicious and flagrant abuse of power” and He accused Biden of attacking his “main political opponent” before the presidential elections. “It’s electoral interference,” he said.
(Also: The White House is defending itself against Trump’s accusations about classified files.)
Trump was booked and arraigned Tuesday in federal court in Miami to charges related to keeping secret documents in his Florida mansion, to which he pleaded “not guilty”.
This is the first time an indictment has been filed against a former US president at the federal level. The prosecution accuses him of keeping secret documents after leaving the White House, which contain classified information about nuclear weapons.
(Keep reading: Can any of the nine Republican candidates defeat Donald Trump?)
Before heading to New Jersey, the former president stopped at a famous Cuban café in the Little Havana neighborhood, where he was greeted by dozens of followers and journalists who reported on the moment when many supporters sang Happy Birthday to the former president, who turns 77 this Wednesday.
During his speech in New Jersey, Trump again heard chants of “Happy Birthday,” saying that tomorrow’s celebration would be “the best ever.”
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