The next indictment: Ex-US President Trump declares that he must appear in court because of his handling of secret documents.
Miami – "The corrupt Biden administration has informed my lawyers that charges have been brought against me!" – Donald Trump, former and, if it is up to him, future president of the United States, shifts the blame to others in his usual way. "I was subpoenaed to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday at 15 p.m. I never thought it possible that something like this could happen to a former president of the United States ... I AM AN INNOCENT MAN!" said Trump in a statement on Thursday (8 June).
Donald Trump: For the first time indictment of a former president
The discovery of top-secret documents at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida was a political scandal. A special investigator has been investigating the case for months. So far, it has only been possible to speculate about the status of the investigation. Now it is apparently a historic step: It is the first time that an ex-president of the United States has been indicted at the federal level. According to reports from several US media, the indictment, which is still under lock and key, includes a total of seven counts. Among them, according to the New York Times, the "deliberate preservation of national defense secrets in violation of the Espionage Act," "making false statements" and a "conspiracy to obstruct justice."
Donald Trump must appear in federal court in Miami. © Brendan Smialowski/afp
In August 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided Donald Trump's private estate at Mar-a-Lago and seized a number of confidential documents, including some of the highest level of secrecy. The fact that the Republican had kept these documents in his private home for a long time after leaving office could constitute a criminal offense. The National Archives struggled for months to obtain documents from Trump from his time in office. Although Trump's lawyers ultimately handed over some documents, these were far from all, as it turned out during the FBI search.
Donald Trump calls Joe Biden "corrupt"
Trump, the Republicans' frontrunner for the 2024 presidential election, expressed his disbelief when he announced the news on Thursday evening (local time) in a series of posts on the Truth Social platform, which he co-founded. The former president called President Joe Biden's administration "corrupt" while maintaining his innocence and declaring Thursday a "dark day" for America. In an additional video, Trump had described the actions of the US judiciary as "election interference at the highest level". He once again accused US President Joe Biden and his Democrats of conducting a politically motivated witch hunt against him. "They're trying to destroy our reputation so they can win an election," he said, addressing his supporters.
Indictment against Donald Trump: Biden rejects accusations
A few hours before the reports of the indictment on Thursday, Biden had rejected in no uncertain terms that Trump was a victim of political persecution. "I have never, not once, told the Justice Department what to do or not to do, whether or not to bring charges," Biden said Thursday at a press conference at the White House in Washington. He had been asked by a reporter why people in the United States should trust in the independence and fairness of the Department of Justice when Trump repeatedly questions them
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Donald Trump had already been indicted in New York in connection with hush money payments to a star at the state level and brought before the judge in early April. In addition, the prosecutor's office in the state of Georgia is investigating Trump for possible election manipulation. In another case, Trump was indirectly held accountable. His real estate company was fined in New York for tax fraud, among other things. However, the former president himself was not personally accused. (skr)
