Donald Trump says he will continue his run at White House in 2024 even if CONDEMNED
Donald Trump has said he will continue his run at the White House in 2024 even if convicted of illegally keeping classified documents at his home in Mar-a-Lago.
The former president, 76, vowed to “never leave” the political sphere as he continues his campaign to get on the Republican ticket for the next election.
Trump said Politics today on board his plane: ‘I’m never leaving. Look, if I would have left, I would have left prior to the original race in 2016. That was a tough one. That was theoretically impossible.’
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday revealed 37 charges against him in its classified documents case.
Even if Trump theoretically became a convicted felon or went to jail, he wouldn’t be legally barred from running for president.
Donald Trump is photographed in Georgia today after giving a speech. He has now vowed to keep running even if convicted
A photo published by the US Department of Justice shows boxes of documents stored in a bathroom at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida in early 2021
And he affirmed that a conviction would not slow him down during his 2024 campaign.
As of June 9, Trump is still the poll favorite among Republican candidates—with a 32-point lead over runner-up Ron DeSantis.
Trump also dug into the people who filed charges against him today, adding, “These are thugs and degenerates… are after me,” as he steadfastly pleaded his innocence.
He told Politico, “I don’t want to be charged. I’ve never been charged. I’ve been through all my life, now I’m being sued every two months. It’s been political.’
Trump appeared in Georgia today after it was revealed that Trump left secret documents scattered around his bathroom and the Mar-a-Lago ballroom stage and bragged to aides about stealing military secrets, according to the stunning indictment filed Friday by the Justice Department. unsealed.
Exceptional photos revealed in the damning dossier include claims that Trump clerk Walt Nauta walked into a storage unit and found “Five Eyes” intelligence files on allies, including the United Kingdom and Australia, on the floor.
The ex-president lamented that President Joe Biden had more boxes of materials in his possession that he should not have taken from the White House, and said the DOJ refuses to investigate.
Donald Trump stands next to Marjorie Taylor Greene as he prepares to leave Columbus, Georgia
Donald Trump made his first public appearance since the documents in his indictment were unsealed
The DOJ’s 49-page indictment against Trump was unsealed Friday, accusing him of mishandling classified documents after leaving office in 2021, as well as obstructing justice
It claims he stored the documents — 184 of which contained classified information — in a ballroom and bathroom at his resort, among other things.
Of the 37 charges, 31 are cases of deliberate retention of national defense information under the Espionage Act. He will appear before a court in Miami on Tuesday afternoon and has already said he will plead not guilty.
The details laid out are far more damning than first thought, and could put Trump in serious legal jeopardy with possible decades in prison if convicted.
Trump said the indictment was unsealed on Friday because it got “too hot” for President Biden, which in the former executive’s words meant he had failed too much and needed the focus to be taken off him.
He predicted that the DOJ will soon unveil a minor charge against Biden’s son Hunter as a way to show off their alleged “honesty.”
“Next Hunter will probably be charged with a very minor offense so the FBI and DAOJ (sic) can pretend to be honest,” Trump told a friendly audience.
“They want to pretend to be honest – ‘We have Hunter for J-walking’ – while ignoring the bribery, money laundering and other major crimes implicating criminal Joe Biden.”
Today in Georgia, Trump attacked the “corrupt” and “armed” Justice Department, telling the rally: “Every time I fly over a blue state, I get a subpoena.”
“We want him in front of a grand jury,” Trump said in a voice that mimicked the Democrats who want to see him behind bars.
“The only good thing about it is that it drove up my polls, can you believe it?” he half joked.
Rep. Invited to the stage by Trump during his speech, Greene said, “This is something you know, this is something I know — President Trump beats Biden in poll after poll after poll.”
“Let’s get Trump back in the White House for four more years,” she told the crowd as they broke into a “four more years” chant.