Republicans reject impeachment of Trump in the case of classified documents

various figures republicanincluding the leader of the Lower House of USA, kevin mccarthycriticized this Thursday the accusation presented by a court in Florida against the former president donald trump (2017-2021).

Shortly after the former president himself reported that charges were filed against him for the alleged mishandling of classified documents, McCarthy rejected the legal action.

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“I and all Americans who believe in the rule of law stand with President Trump in the face of this grave injustice.“said the Republican leader of the Congress.

McCarthy further indicated that members of his party in the House will “To be accountable” to the Government for what he described as a “shameless instrumentalization of justice”.

the governor of Florida and rival of Trump in the race for the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential elections, Ron DeSantisHe also expressed his support for the former president.

“We have witnessed for years how justice is applied unequally, depending on political affiliation”, wrote the politician on his Twitter account.

Among congressional Republicans, several of the strongest voices in favor of the former president were quick to reject the accusation.

The members of the judicial committee of the Low camera, Jim Jordan and andy biggsThey defended Trump.

Jordan, who represents the state of Ohiowrote on his Twitter account that today was a “sad day” for the US, while Biggs went further and called for “dismantle” he fbi.

For her part, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greeneone of Trump’s most ardent supporters, called it “corrupt” to the Justice Department and the FBI.

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On his Twitter account, Greene said that it is a “shame“that the president has not been imputed, Joe Biden, for having also had classified documents in his possession. “It’s shameful, pathetic actually, the biggest hypocrisy in modern history.“, wrote.

Biden is also under investigation for possession of classified documents.

The president’s case was uncovered in January and the papers found date back to the time when he was vice president of Barack Obama (2009-2017) and in which he was a senator (1973-2009).

The various classified documents were found by his own lawyers and turned over to authorities, unlike what happened in August at Trump’s residence in sea-a-lake (Florida), where the intervention of the Department of Justice was necessary to recover the papers.

Trump is being charged in court in Miami for seven federal crimes, including illegal withholding of government secrets, obstruction of justice and conspiracy, according to the main national media.

The president pointed out in his social networks that he has been summoned to appear in the federal court from Miami next Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. local time (7:00 p.m. GMT).

The court document, however, has not yet been officially released and the Justice Department declined to comment on the case.

In a video posted on TruthSocialTrump directly criticized the Department of Justice and maintained that it is “innocent”.

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This is the second time that Trump has faced criminal charges and is also the first president in the history of the country to be charged.

In April of this year, the Republican was charged by a court in NY of 34 crimes in relation to payments made to the porn actress stormy daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.

The imputation of this Thursday is part of the investigation, commanded by the special prosecutor jack smithabout Trump’s handling of hundreds of classified documents that were found by the FBI at his Florida mansion.

Source: Elcomercio

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