From WWW.FOXNEWS.COM
Former President Donald Trump boasted that he’s “never had so much support” the morning after he was indicted by a grand jury on federal charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn his loss in the 2020 election.
It’s the second federal indictment brought against Trump in investigations led by Special Counsel Jack Smith, who also probed the former president’s removal and possession of classified documents from the White House.
“Thank you to everyone!!! I have never had so much support on anything before,” Trump wrote in an all-caps message on his Truth Social app.
“This unprecedented indictment of a former (highly successful!) president, & the leading candidate, by far, in both the Republican Party and the 2024 general election, has awoken the world to the corruption, scandal, & failure that has taken place in the United States for the past three years,” the former president said.
“America is a nation in decline, but we will make it great again, greater than ever before. I love you all!!!”
Trump now faces four new charges as of Tuesday evening: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights.
As it played out during his first federal indictment and his previous indictment in New York City, the majority of Republicans – both rivals and supporters – rose to Trump’s defense.
Trump’s top 2024 rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, wrote on Twitter, “As President, I will end the weaponization of government, replace the FBI Director, and ensure a single standard of justice for all Americans.”
“While I’ve seen reports, I have not read the indictment. I do, though, believe we need to enact reforms so that Americans have the right to remove cases from Washington, DC to their home districts,” DeSantis said. “Washington, DC is a ‘swamp’ and it is unfair to have to stand trial before a jury that is reflective of the swamp mentality.”… (Read more)
