New Indictment Against Trump Is Political Payback, Legal Experts Say
The new indictment a federal grand jury returned against former President Donald Trump over his allegedly illegal retention of national security documents after he left the White House in January 2021 is politically motivated, legal experts told The Epoch Times.
While the filing of federal charges against a former U.S. president is itself unprecedented, the indictment lodged against Trump is also unique because the real estate developer is currently the leading candidate for the Republican Party’s nomination for president in the 2024 election.
Democrats say the indictment is justified and long overdue, but Republicans say it and other criminal charges pending against Trump constitute interference by Democrats in the upcoming election….