Press gathers outside courthouse following Trump indictment
Reporters could be seen gathering outside the Manhattan courthouse where a grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump. CNBC producer Harriet Taylor tweeted out this video.
— Riya Bhattacharjee
Trump calls indictment ‘an attack on our country’
Former President Trump called the indictment of him an attack on the U.S. — among other exaggerated or false claims he has made about the implications of a charge against him in recent days.
“These Thugs and Radical Left Monsters have just INDICATED [sic] the 45th President of the United States of America, and the leading Republican Candidate, by far, for the 2024 Nomination for President,” Trump wrote in a post on Trump Media and Technology Group’s Truth Social platform. “THIS IS AN ATTACK ON OUR COUNTRY THE LIKES OF WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE. IT IS LIKEWISE A CONTINUING ATTACK ON OUR ONCE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS. THE USA IS NOW A THIRD WORLD NATION, A NATION IN SERIOUS DECLINE. SO SAD!”
Trump must post on Truth Social six hours before sharing messages on other social networks, according to an agreement set to expire in June.
In a Wednesday update on Truth Social, Trump expressed praise for the grand jury assessing the case.
“I HAVE GAINED SUCH RESPECT FOR THIS GRAND JURY, & PERHAPS EVEN THE GRAND JURY SYSTEM AS A WHOLE,” the post said. “THE EVIDENCE IS SO OVERWHELMING IN MY FAVOR, & SO RIDICULOUSLY BAD FOR THE HIGHLY PARTISAN & HATEFUL DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THAT THE GRAND JURY IS SAYING, HOLD ON, WE ARE NOT A RUBBER STAMP, WHICH MOST GRAND JURIES ARE BRANDED AS BEING, WE ARE NOT GOING TO VOTE AGAINST A PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE OR AGAINST LARGE NUMBERS OF LEGAL SCHOLARS ALL SAYING THERE IS NO CASE HERE. DROP THIS SICK WITCH HUNT, NOW!”
— Jordan Novet
Manhattan DA’s office contacted Trump’s attorney to coordinate surrender, arraignment
The Manhattan district attorney’s office got in touch with Trump’s attorney to arrange his surrender and arraignment on an…
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