{"id":2012419,"date":"2023-08-25T18:26:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T22:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-makes-statement-after-arrest-in-fulton-county\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T18:26:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T22:26:49","slug":"trump-makes-statement-after-arrest-in-fulton-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-makes-statement-after-arrest-in-fulton-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump comments on Fulton County arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-makes-statement-after-arrest-in-fulton-county%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2012419&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Former President Donald Trump:\u2063 &#8220;A Sad Day for America&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Former President\u200b Donald Trump,\u200d speaking\u2064 to reporters after being released on bond in Fulton County on Thursday night, expressed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-nebraska-gop-formally-criticizes-ben-sasse-avoids-censure-resolution\/\" title=\"Report: Nebraska GOP Formally Criticizes Ben Sasse, Avoids Censure Resolution\">deep disappointment<\/a> with his arrest on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-probers-unlike-fbi-seek-conspiracy-behind-jan-6-capitol-incursion\/\" title=\"House Probers, Unlike FBI, Seek Conspiracy Behind Jan. 6 Capitol Incursion\">multiple felony counts<\/a>. He described \u200cit as &#8220;a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-will-always-fight-for-you-we-will-be-back-in-some-form-president-trump-delivers-final-remarks-as-president-at-joint-base-andrews-video\/\" title=\"\u201cI Will Always Fight for You \u2013 We Will Be Back in Some Form\u201d \u2013 President Trump Delivers Final Remarks as President at Joint Base Andrews (VIDEO)\">sad day<\/a> for America that should never happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Charges and Allegations<\/h3>\n<p>Trump, along with 18\u200d other co-defendants,\u200c is facing a \u200btotal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cancels-event-where-he-said-he-would-show-evidence-of-election-fraud-in-georgia\/\" title=\"Trump cancels event revealing evidence of election fraud in Georgia.\">13 felony counts<\/a>. These \u200bcharges \u2064include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solicitation of Violation of Oath by \u2064Public Officer \u200c(3 counts)<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy to Commit\u200b Forgery\u200c in\u200b the First Degree (2 counts)<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy to Commit False Statements and \u200bWritings (2 counts)<\/li>\n<li>False Statements\u2062 and Writings (2 counts)<\/li>\n<li>Violation of the Georgia RICO Act (1 count)<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy to Commit Impersonating a Public\u200b Officer (1 count)<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy to Commit Filing False Documents (1 count)<\/li>\n<li>Filing \u2062False Documents (1 count)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Defense<\/h3>\n<p>Before boarding his\u2064 plane to leave\u200c the state, Trump addressed the reporters\u2063 and defended his actions, stating that\u2063 he was simply &#8220;challenging an election.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought the election was a rigged election, a stolen election,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;And\u2063 I should have every right to do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump pointed to Democrats who have also \u200cclaimed that elections were stolen from them, using\u200c their arguments as proof that he should be allowed to \u2062do the same.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Denial of Wrongdoing<\/h3>\n<p>Trump vehemently denied any wrongdoing and expressed his belief that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-issues-injunction-blocking-several-directives-from-l-a-countys-new-controversial-d-a\/\" title=\"Judge Issues Injunction Blocking Several Directives From L.A. County\u2019s New Controversial D.A.\">criminal cases<\/a> against him were \u2064examples of \u200c&#8221;election interference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What has \u200ctaken place\u200b here is \u2062a travesty of justice. We did nothing wrong, I did nothing wrong,&#8221; he asserted. &#8220;And everybody knows\u2064 that I&#8217;ve never \u2064had such support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He \u200bconcluded by thanking the reporters for \u2062their presence and support, \u2063reiterating his right to challenge what he perceives as a dishonest election.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump, released on bond in Fulton County, expressed his dismay to reporters, calling his arrest on numerous felony counts a tragic day for America. 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