Trump arrested, declares ‘infamous day’.

Trump Indignant as He Becomes First Former President to Face Criminal Charges

“Today we witnessed the most evil and heinous abuse of power in the history of our country,”

“More importantly, it’s a political persecution like something straight out of a fascist or communist nation.”

“This day will go down in infamy, and Joe Biden will forever be remembered as not only the most corrupt president in the history of our country but, perhaps even more importantly, the president who, together with a band of his closest thugs, misfits, and Marxists, has tried to destroy American democracy.”

“They will fail, and we will win bigger and better than ever before.”

Former President Donald Trump spoke out against President Joe Biden and the Department of Justice during a speech at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club on Tuesday evening. Trump and his personal aide Walt Nauta were indicted by special counsel Jack Smith over allegations of mishandling classified documents after leaving the White House and appeared at Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami on Tuesday afternoon.

Trump Vows to Continue Presidential Campaign Despite Legal Woes

Trump faces 37 felony counts for willingly retaining and concealing national security documents, making false statements, conspiring to obstruct justice, and refusing National Archives requests to return the documents. He pleaded not guilty to all of the charges earlier on Tuesday. However, Trump is banned from speaking with potential witnesses about the case, including Nauta, who faces six criminal counts related to the classified documents. Trump did not have to surrender his passport and faced no restrictions on travel.

Undeterred, Trump vowed to continue his presidential campaign irrespective of his legal woes. He remains the front-runner in the Republican presidential primary.

“When I’m reelected, and we will get reelected — we have no choice; we’re not going to have a country anymore — I will totally obliterate the deep state,” Trump said.

Republicans Come to Trump’s Defense

Republicans have come to Trump’s defense slamming the Justice Department’s “weaponization” of the agency against the former president and his allies. But there have been some notable officials who have pushed back. Former Attorney General William Barr pushed back against Trump’s claims of villainization. “I was shocked by the degree of sensitivity of these documents and how many there were, frankly,” Barr told Fox News Sunday. “If even half of it is true, he’s toast.”

Tuesday’s arraignment makes Trump a twice impeached and twice indicted former president who was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll in a civic case last month. If a Miami jury convicts Trump, he could face jail time.

Trump’s Supporters Cheer Him On

Supporters of Trump were on hand at the courthouse Tuesday, as was 2024 rival and venture capitalist Vivek Ramaswamy, a long-shot candidate for the Republican nomination. Yet, Trump did not enter the courthouse in front of his allies but out of public view.

The crowd, full of enthusiastic Trump supporters who cheered the former president on, went so far as to chant “Lock him up!” after Trump said he would “appoint a real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in the history of the United States of America, Joe Biden, and the entire Biden crime family.”

Trump Bashes Biden, Smith, and Other Democrats

Trump spoke for roughly 30 minutes in which he bashed Biden, Smith, and other Democrats, including Hillary Clinton. At one point, Trump called Smith a “thug” and denigrated him as “deranged Jack Smith” who does “political hit jobs.”

Despite the charges against him, Trump remains confident and determined to continue his political career.

• Trump faces 37 felony counts for mishandling classified documents
• He remains the front-runner in the Republican presidential primary
• Republicans have come to Trump’s defense
• Trump vows to continue his presidential campaign

It’s an unprecedented moment in American history, leaving an uncharted path forward for both the nation and the Republican Party ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story.