In an announcement on his Social Truth site, the tycoon reported that he will no longer be represented by jim trusty and John Rowley but for two studies, Todd Blanche Esq. and another that he will name in the coming days.
“I have to face the greatest witch hunt of all time”, attacked the former president. “I want to thank Jim Trusty and John Rowley for their work, but they are up against dishonest, corrupt, and evil people, the likes of which have never been seen before.”
In a joint statement, the two lawyers said they have resigned and will no longer represent the magnate even in the investigation of the January 6 revolt against the Capitol.
The imputation for the mishandling of declassified documents
Trump was indicted Thursday in the federal investigation for your classified document handlings after leaving the White House, as a 2021 recording was released in which he is credited with acknowledging that he kept “secret” military information during his tenure.
“The corrupt Biden administration informed my lawyers that I was indicted, apparently for the hoax (lie) of the boxes,” he wrote on his Truth Social network in a historic first, since he would be the first former or sitting US president to face federal charges. .
For its part, CNN obtained the transcript of a recording of a meeting in 2021, according to which Trump is credited with admitting that he had withheld “secret” military information that he had not declassified. “As president, I could have declassified, but now I can’t,” Trump says, according to the transcript.
Trump was indicted on seven counts including willful withholding of documents, which violates the Espionage Act, as well as perjury, obstruction of justice and one count of conspiracy.
Precise details of the charges were not released, but those close to the case told The New York Times that the conspiracy charge was related to obstruction of justice.
In his publication, Trump, who aspires to win the Republican Party’s candidacy for the 2024 presidential elections, assured that he was summoned to appear before a federal court in Miami next Tuesday. “I never thought something like this could happen to a former president of the United States,” wrote.
Source: Ambito
