the indictment accusing trump of being responsible for january 6th by knowingly lying about the 2020 election results. listen. the attack on our nation s capitol on january 6th, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it s described in the indictment. it was fueled by lies. lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the u.s. government. former president is calling out the timing of the latest indictment writing, quote: why didn t they bring this ridiculous case two and a half years ago? they wanted it right in the middle of my campaign. that s why. here is president trump s attorney. listen. it s really an astounding document because for the first time in american history a former president is being prosecuted by a political opponent who wields the power of the criminal justice system for what he believed in.
for first time in this country s history a former president of the united states has been charged with felonies committed while he was president. this one is about the threat to our democracy. targeted, obstructing a bedrock function of the u.s. government. the government has had three years to investigate this and now they want to rush this to trial in the middle of political season. what does that tell you? he oversaw or directed the activity of those involved supposed to protect our country, support our country, support our constitution and protect our constitution. this indictment goes to the heart of our democracy. behind the scenes he s very angry, much more rattled than he s projecting. politically motivated and election interference at its finest. we need to recognize that he needs to be held accountable.
crowd: we love trump. he is the first president to be charged with a federal crime but if previous cases are anything to go by, donald trump s third indictment is only likely to boost his popularity with republican voters. the charges he faces though are serious, the 45 page indictment accuses the former president of knowingly spreading false claims about election fraud to trick and persuade states into helping him overturn election results. the attack on our nation s capital onjanuary sixth, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it is described in the indictment it was fuelled by lies. lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the us government, a nation s process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. donald trump responded by posting a campaign statement on his social media network, likening his prosecution to lawless persecution in nazi germany.
the former president of knowingly spreading false claims about election fraud to trick and persuade states into helping him overturn the election results. the attack on our nation s capitol on january the 6th 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it s described in the indictment. it was fuelled by lies. lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the us government, the nation s process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. donald trump responded by posting a campaign statement his social on his social media network truth social, likening his prosecution to lawless persecution in nazi germany. shortly after charges were announced, he sent a campaign e mailvowing to continue his campaign for the white house. but thursday s hearing
crowd: we love trump. he is the first president to be charged with a federal crime but if previous cases are anything to go by, donald trump s third indictment is only likely to boost his popularity with republican voters. the charges he faces though are serious, the a5 page indictment accuses the former president of knowingly spreading false claims about election fraud to trick and persuade states into helping him overturn election results. the attack on our nation s capital onjanuary sixth, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it is described in the indictment it was fuelled by lies. lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the us government, a nation s process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. donald trump responded by posting a campaign statement on his social media network, likening his prosecution to lawless persecution in nazi germany.