Nikki Haley warns of grave threat to national security if new Trump charges are proven.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley expresses dismay at allegations against former President Donald Trump
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley expressed deep concern on Sunday regarding the allegations made against former President Donald Trump in special counsel Jack Smith’s new superseding indictment in the classified documents case.
According to Smith, Trump is facing a total of 40 counts in the Justice Department’s classified documents case, which were described in May as “felony violations of our national security laws as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice.” Smith is also conducting a separate investigation into Trump’s handling of his 2020 election loss and is reportedly considering charges in that case.
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Initially, Trump faced 37 counts, but Smith added three additional charges just last week. The former president is now accused of attempting to delete security footage at his Mar-a-Lago property, along with maintenance worker Carlos De Oliveira and co-defendant Walt Nauta. Trump has vehemently criticized these charges, claiming they are politically motivated.
“I mean, none of that sounds good,” Haley told CBS’s Face the Nation. “The same way it didn’t sound good when Hillary [Clinton] erased her emails. It doesn’t matter if you’re Republican or Democrat. It doesn’t matter if you’re Hillary or if you’re Trump. You shouldn’t be erasing anything unless you have something to hide.”
Haley did not solely focus on criticizing her 2024 rival during the Sunday interview. The former South Carolina governor refused to express trust in the Justice Department, instead promising that if elected president, she would “clean it up from the top.”
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“Everybody needs to be treated the same way,” she said. “And that’s what the American people are frustrated about. It’s not that they don’t want people held accountable. They just want everyone to be treated fairly, and right now, they don’t trust the Department of Justice.”
Republicans have been arguing in recent months that the numerous indictments against the former president and Hunter Biden’s plea deal serve as evidence of a two-tiered justice system that unfairly targets conservatives. Despite this, several GOP candidates and lawmakers have criticized Trump’s actions in the classified documents and January 6 matters.
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