Trump threatens to investigate Biden by special counsel if he is re-elected in 2024
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Trump criticized Biden, the Department of Justice and former presidents in New Jersey, the same day he was accused of committing federal crimes
Former President Donald Trump threatened President Joe Biden, Special Counsel Jack Smith, and his two immediate White House predecessors during remarks he delivered from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on the night of his appearance. before federal court in Miami on Tuesday.
Trump vowed Tuesday to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate incumbent Joe Biden if he wins the 2024 presidential election.
“I will appoint a real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in the history of the United States of America, Joe Biden, and the entire Biden crime family,” campaign in New Jersey, after being prosecuted in a Miami court, in the case of the classified government documents that were found in his residence in Mar-a-Lago, after his presidential term ended.
Trump had already posted a similar message on his Truth Social account, hours before his federal court appearance.
In his speech Tuesday in New Jersey, Trump repeated criticisms of the Justice Department and special counsel Jack Smith, handling the classified documents case.
The former president He asserted that Smith is engaged in “political assassinations,” and that the Justice Department's decision to prosecute him is politically motivated.
Also defended his authority to declassify sensitive material at will, and said that other leaders, such as former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush also made similar mistakes without being charged with any crime.
Trump was booked and arraigned Tuesday in federal court in Miami on charges related to the retention of classified documents at his mansion in Florida, an indictment to which he pleaded “not guilty”.
Before heading to New Jersey, the former president stopped at a well-known Cuban cafe in the Little Havana neighborhood, where he was greeted by dozens of followers and journalists who recorded the moment in which several supporters sang happy birthday to the ex-president, who turns 77 tomorrow, Wednesday.
During his speech in New Jersey, Trump once again heard songs of & “Happy birthday,” and he said tomorrow's celebration will be “the best ever.” The former president will turn 77 tomorrow.
Trump today became the first US president or former president to face federal indictment. He is charged with 37 charges for handling classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, his South Florida mansion, after leaving the White House.