'How can DOJ possibly charge me?' Trump explodes as lawyers scramble to prevent indictments
Former President Donald Trump erupted at United States Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith on Monday amid reports that indictments may be imminent.
Members of Trump's legal defense team were spotted entering DOJ headquarters early Monday morning, leading to speculation that Smith may have reached a decision on if and how to charge Trump for mishandling classified documents after he left office. Smith is also investigating Trump's role in the January 6th Capitol insurrection.
Raw Story noted that Team Trump requested for their client not to be criminally charged.
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Nevertheless, at 12:16 p.m., Trump attempted to deflect blame onto President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton for the alleged "witch hunt":
HOW CAN DOJ POSSIBLY CHARGE ME, WHO DID NOTHING WRONG, WHEN NO OTHER PRESIDENT’S WERE CHARGED, WHEN JOE BIDEN WON’T BE CHARGED FOR ANYTHING, INCLUDING THE FACT THAT HE HAS 1,850 BOXES, MUCH OF IT CLASSIFIED, AND SOME DATING BACK TO HIS SENATE DAY WHEN EVEN DEMOCRAT SENATORS ARE SHOCKED. ALSO, PRESIDENT CLINTON HAD DOCUMENTS, AND WON IN COURT. CROOKED HILLARY DELETED 33,000 EMAILS, MANY CLASSIFIED, AND WASN’T EVEN CLOSE TO BEING CHARGED! ONLY TRUMP - THE GREATEST WITCH HUNT OF ALL TIME!
Trump has maintained his innocence through improper invocations of the Presidential Records Act to justify his unauthorized confiscation of sensitive government property, including "war plans."
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