Donald Trump pleaded “not guilty” before the federal Justice in Miami for the cause that accuses him of keeping classified government documents and hiding them from authorities who claimed them. It’s about a Historic case since for the first time in the United States charges are filed against a former president.
“One of the saddest days in the history of our country. We are a nation in decline, “Trump maintained on his Truth Social platform before reaching the court. He reiterated that he is the victim of a” witch hunt “.
The Republican leader who is running for re-election next yearhas insisted in recent days, as it has throughout years of legal trouble, that he did nothing wrong and that the entire case constitutes political persecution to thwart his return to power.
Donald Trump’s lawyer revealed on Monday the defense strategy of the former president accused in the case of appropriation of confidential documents, saying that had the right to have declassified files in his possession as personal memories of his time in office and that the allegations are politically motivated.
“You have every right to possess confidential documents which had been declassified. These are writings, things that he has a right to possess,” he explained.
“The president’s ability to classify and control access to national security information arises from the Constitution,” he argued along the same lines. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, a close ally, to CNN. In his opinion, this material “you can put it where you want, you can treat it how you want.”
What charges Trump faces and what time does he speak
Trump testified this afternoon before the federal courts in Miami, Floridaafter the reading of the charges presented last week by the Department of Justice, among them illegal detainer of classified information, obstruction of justice and false testimony.
Arraignments, while largely procedural in nature, add to the legal problems of Trumpwho in April was indicted for accounting fraud by the New York State Court for secret payments during his 2016 presidential campaign.
However, Trump’s candidacy to compete for power in the White House in 2024 is not affected: it remains the Republican candidate who best measures in all the country.
Source: Ambito
