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Special Counsel Jack Smith said this Friday that the law applies to everyone and that he will seek a speedy trial after learning of former President Donald Trump
Special Counsel Jack Smith said this Friday that the law applies to everyone and that he will seek a speedy trial after learning of former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) being accused of stealing classified documents while leaving the White House.
“My team will seek a speedy trial of this announcement in accordance with the public interest and the rights of the defendants,” Smith said in a press release.
Trump is due to appear in Miami court next Tuesday on charges of 37 federal crimes, including unlawful concealment of state secrets, obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
According to the indictment, the former Republican president illegally took hundreds of classified documents, including nuclear secrets, that he kept in various places of his mansion in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, when he left the presidency in 2021. ballroom, bathroom and shower.
Smith, appointed last November by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, stressed the importance of complying with national security laws and warned that breaking them puts the country “at risk.”
“We have a set of laws in the United States that apply to the whole world. The implementation of these laws and the collection of evidence determine the outcome of the investigation. Nothing more, nothing less,” the special prosecutor stressed.
Smith appealed to the public to read the indictment to “understand the seriousness of the crimes” of the accused former president.
Faced with criticism from Trump, who denounced the “witch hunt,” the lawyer said the investigation was conducted with “the highest ethical standards” and that his team was made up of the “most talented and experienced” prosecutors in the world. Ministry of Justice.
Smith is investigating the former president’s handling of classified documents that the FBI found in Mar-a-Lago last August and Trump’s role in the January 6, 2021 storming of the US Capitol.
This is the second indictment against Trump, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election: in March he was charged in a Manhattan (New York) court with irregular payments to silence porn actress Stormy Daniels during her 2016 campaign. It was the first felony. indictment against a former US president.
The White House on Friday explained that US President Joe Biden, who is running for re-election next year, learned about Trump’s accusation through the press and confirmed that the Justice Department was investigating on its own.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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