Trump Seeks Probe of DOJ for Alleged Bribe, Misconduct
Former President Donald Trump revealed “shocking” allegations against the Department of Justice (DOJ) amid reports that a federal prosecutor is poised to indict him for alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Trump took to his Truth Social platform and wrote: “Shocking! One of the top prosecutors at the Department of Injustice was reportedly so obsessed with ‘getting Trump’ that he tried to bribe and intimidate a lawyer.” The attorney was “representing someone being targeted and harassed to falsely accuse and fabricate a story about President Donald J. Trump and a crime that doesn’t exist.”
In the message posted just before midnight on June 7, the former president continued: “This criminal and salacious act from within the DOJ has brought shame and embarrassment to this once great and respected institution.” Trump also asserted that, as a result, “there is now extreme turmoil inside the DOJ.”…