The former president of the United States, Donald Trump, ruled out this Saturday being the target of a possible prosecution, taking advantage of the first rally of the presidential campaign of the 2024 elections to attack his political opponents.
“The New York District Attorney, under the auspices and direction of the ‘Department of Injustice’ in Washington DC, was investigating me for something that is neither a felony nor a misdemeanor,” Donald Trump told supporters on Waco, Texas, State of Texas. , quoted by Agence France Presse.
Trump, who is campaigning for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, faces several legal problems, including the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into alleged payments to pornographic actress Stormy Daniels to allegedly buy her silence about a sexual relationship he had. .
A grand jury will soon have to decide whether or not to accuse the former president, while security forces are on alert for possible demonstrations by Trump supporters, such as those that took place on January 6, 2021, in the attack on the Capitol.
In the United States, the grand jury is used for especially controversial issues and its mission is to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to investigate a possible crime.
Along with the New York lawsuit, the Justice Department is investigating the handling of thousands of official documents, including nearly 300 classified documents taken from the White House at the end of Trump’s term in January 2021 and found by FBI agents in August during a registration at home. in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
The Associated Press news agency describes that Donald Trump was defiant and incendiary at Saturday’s rally in Waco, a city famous for its deadly resistance against law enforcement.
Donald Trump opened the rally with the song “Justice for All”, featuring a chorus of men arrested for involvement in the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, with some footage from that episode being shown on the screens.
In the speech, Donald Trump defended the insurgents and criticized prosecutors, including those overseeing the investigations he is targeting.
“You will be acquitted and proud. The thugs and criminals who are corrupting our justice system will be defeated, discredited and completely disgraced,” he said.
Seeking the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election, Trump said Friday the country would face a catastrophic situation if he is removed from office.
Source: TSF
