2023-06-20 01:43:40
Donald Trump, former President of the United States, at a conference in New York State, June 13, 2023. ANDREW HARNIK / AP
Former US President Donald Trump, accused of his negligent handling of state secrets following leaving the White House, defended himself on Monday evening June 19 during an interview on the conservative Fox News channel. , recorded on Sunday, during which he claimed he had been too ” busy “ to sort these confidential documents.
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In this unusually harsh interview, Donald Trump, 77, who will try to win back the presidency next year, said that when he left the White House in January 2021, his personal belongings were mixed with government documents.
“I for one rushed them out, but people packed them up and we left. I had clothes in it, I had all kinds of personal items in it, loads of stuff”. “I have every right to have these cards”he said.
Information regarding nuclear weapons in his toilet
When asked by Fox News reporter Bret Baier why he didn’t just turn over the documents at the request of federal agents, Donald Trump replied: “Because I had boxes, I wanted to rummage through those boxes to take out all my personal belongings. I didn’t want to put them back on… yet”he said.
“I was very busy, as you might see”he added.
Donald Trump appeared a week ago before a federal judge in Miami (Florida) to be officially notified of the thirty-seven charges once morest him as part of the investigation opened following a search by the federal police (FBI) in his Florida mansion in Mar-a-Lago in August 2022.
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The former Republican president is accused of endangering the security of the United States by keeping confidential documents, including military plans or information on nuclear weapons, in the toilets or storage rooms of his luxury residence in Mar -a-Lago, instead of turning them over to the National Archives.
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