Trump says he has 5,000 prosecutors after him

  • 11 months ago
Donald Trump claims he has FIVE THOUSAND prosecutors after him as he addresses North Carolina GOP convention in wake of classified documents indictment – and says 'in a sick way' he enjoys the attacks


Donald Trump complained of his continued legal plights, exaggerating to a crowd in North Carolina that there are thousands of prosecutors pursuing him.

The former president lamented for much of his remarks Saturday evening about the recent Justice Department indictment levying 37 counts against him regarding his handling of classified documents.

Trump admitted that he 'in a sick way, I sort of enjoy' the continued attacks, noting that his popularity continues to soar the more Democrats go after him.

'We've got 5,000 prosecutors after us,' Trump said.

The latest came as Trump attended the North Carolina GOP convention dinner on Saturday evening to deliver remarks to key players in the increasingly purple-ing state.

It came on the heels of the ex-president's first public appearance since the documents in his 'joke of an indictment' were unsealed on Friday and unveiled 37 counts against Trump in the case related to his handling of classified documents.

When landing on Trump Force One at the Greensboro airport, Trump was greeted by a crowd of supporters at the hangar who wanted the chance to interact with the former president and have him sign their MAGA gear.

Some claims that the indictment against Trump has 'backfired' and only emboldened his base.

Trump repeated this sentiment at his first speech of the day in Columbus, Georgia, saying that the charges have only improved his poll numbers.

The afternoon speech to the Peach State's GOP convention was used by Trump as his time to counterpunch against the Democratic establishment after the indictment was unsealed on Friday.

'In the end, they're not coming after me, they're coming after you —and I'm just standing in their way and I always will,' Trump told the Republican crowd.

The 2024 candidate appeared alongside Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in his first remarks since the Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled 37 counts against him in his classified documents case, including 31 counts of Willful Retention of National Defense Information under the Espionage Act.

He will appear in a Miami court on Tuesday afternoon and has already said he will 'of course' plead not guilty.

In the North Carolina town with a population of 298,263, Trump was right at home at the Sheraton ballroom in small-town, red America speaking to a crowd of delegates and other North Carolina Republican Party insiders.

Trump won North Carolina by only a 1.34 percent margin over President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

During his remarks in Georgia earlier on Saturday, the former chief executive continued to up his rhetoric against the Justice Department, FBI, Biden and Democrats overall, slamming the 'double standard' in federal government.

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