Trump accuses DOJ and FBI of targeting him in classified documents investigation, labels them as Marxists and Fascists.

Former president and Republican 2024 frontrunner Donald Trump is not holding back in his criticism of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI. In a series of posts on his Truth social media account on Tuesday, he lashed out at them over their ongoing investigation of his handling of classified documents.

“The Marxists and Fascists in the DOJ & FBI are going after me at a level and speed never seen before in our Country, and I did nothing wrong,”

Trump’s legal team had requested a meeting with the DOJ last month “to discuss the ongoing injustice that is being perpetrated by your Special Counsel and his prosecutors.”

Investigation Details

• Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed prosecutor Jack Smith to lead a special counsel investigation into Trump’s handling of classified documents after leaving the White House.
• The investigation has also been probing Trump’s involvement in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and whether Trump broke any laws in raising objections about the 2020 election results.

Trump compared Smith’s investigation of his handling of classified documents to investigations of classified documents found in homes and office spaces belonging to President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence.

“Joe Biden kept (keeps) thousand of documents, in many locations, some illegally taken from skiffs while he was a Senator, a big portion of which were classified. He didn’t want to give them back, and still doesn’t,” Trump continued. “Nothing happens to him, with same reasonable prosecutor who correctly exonerated Mike Pence.”

Last week, the DOJ closed its investigation into Pence and declined to pursue charges. Trump said his case is being treated differently because Smith hates him personally.

“I have a much different prosecutor, a Trump hater!”

Trump Accuses DOJ of Election Interference

Trump believes that the fact that he remains under investigation is a form of election interference by the DOJ and those above them.

“They don’t want to run against me. I ran twice, I did much better the second time, getting millions and millions more votes than the first, a record for a sitting President, and am leading Biden in the polls, by a lot. They are the Party of Disinformation! They are using the DOJ & FBI against me to Rigg (sic) the 2024 Election,” Trump said. “They’ll hit Hunter with something small to make their strike on me look ‘fair.’ Nothing about these Fascists is fair or honest. FIGHT!”

The sitting president’s son, Hunter Biden, is currently under investigation for possible tax fraud. Prosecutors may also charge Hunter Biden for lying about his drug use on a federal firearm purchase form.

Classified Documents Cases Compared

Trump has repeatedly argued that he had the authority as president to unilaterally declassify documents. He believes that the DOJ and FBI are unfairly targeting him while ignoring similar cases involving Biden and Pence.