Former President Donald Trump recently made his first appearance in Miami court on Tuesday, June 13, where he was charged in an investigation into his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House.
The investigation, led by special counsel Jack Smith, which began in November 2022, resulted in Trump’s indictment on 37 counts, including mishandling classified documents, obstructing the investigation, obfuscating statements and willfully concealing documents.
It was noted that on Tuesday, shortly after pleading not guilty to a 37-count indictment brought by special counsel Jack Smith, Trump, in a vitriolic speech from his Bedminster, New Jersey property, took shots at the prosecutor and his wife Katy Chevigny, a documentary filmmaker known for Becoming, a 2020 documentary about Michelle Obama.
On Tuesday, shortly after making his court appearance, Donald Trump slammed the indictment against him, saying that the investigation was nothing but an ‘evil’ abuse of power in the country.
“Today we witnessed the most evil and heinous abuse of power in the history of our country. Very sad thing to watch.”
Trump while doggedly maintaining that he had rights to the classified documents, went on to allege that he was being politically persecuted. Moments later, Trump ramped up his attack against the special counsel in the investigation, Jack Smith calling him a “deranged lunatic,” a “thug,” and a “raging and uncontrolled Trump hater,” who excels at “political hit jobs.”
Donald Trump hurls insult at Jack Smith’s wife
Trump then tore into Smith’s wife, calling her an “Uncontrolled Trump Hater” who produced Michelle Obama’s “puff piece.”
“He’s a raging and uncontrolled Trump hater, as is his wife, who happened to be the producer of that Michelle Obama puff piece. This is the guy I’ve got.”
Like a true mobster, Trump brings up Jack Smith's wife and starts demeaning her pic.twitter.com/tE7bliognd
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 14, 2023
Per ABC News, Trump has been Charged With 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information; one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice; one count of withholding a document or record; one count of corruptly concealing a document or record; one count of concealing a document in a federal investigation; one count of scheme to conceal; and one count of false statements and representations.
