(Washington Examiner) Former President Donald Trump slammed the indictment against him on racketeering charges related to the 2020 presidential election in Fulton County, Georgia.
In his first statement since the indictment was unsealed late Monday night, the former president claimed the latest charges filed against him were part of a continuing “Witch Hunt” by “an out of control and very corrupt District Attorney,” in a Truth Social post early Tuesday morning.
“So, the Witch Hunt continues! 19 people Indicated tonight, including the former President of the United States, me, by an out of control and very corrupt District Attorney who campaigned and raised money on, ‘I will get Trump.’ And what about those Indictment Documents put out today, long before the Grand Jury even voted, and then quickly withdrawn? Sounds Rigged to me! Why didn’t they Indict 2.5 years ago? Because they wanted to do it right in the middle of my political campaign. Witch Hunt!” Trump said.
The post echoes messages in statements released by his presidential campaign and attorneys regarding the indictment in the Peach State. Trump’s campaign decried the indictment as “election interference” ahead of the charging document being unsealed. The former president’s attorneys called the events of Monday, which included an alleged charging document being quickly released and removed from the county clerk’s website hours before the charges were voted on, as “shocking and absurd.”
