Republicans took to the airwaves Sunday to defend former President Donald Trump in the wake of his 37-count indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents after he left office.
Conservative lawmakers made the case that the felony charges from a Florida grand jury, which accuse him of having highly sensitive materials at his Mar-a-Lago resort and refusing to return them, was politically motivated because he’s seeking another term in the White House.
The indictment says that is not true, citing an audio recording as evidence where he admitted they were still classified.“I see no case in which I would do that. I just wouldn’t do it. I wouldn’t do it,” Mr. Trump said on Roger Stone’s new radio show, “The Roger Stone Show.” “I had opportunities in 2016 to do it. And I didn’t do it.”House Republicans in particular have been quick to defend Mr.
Mr. Trump’s first indictment came in March by a Manhattan grand jury, accusing him of campaign-finance violations related to hush-money payments to women to shield extramarital affairs before the 2016 election. A separate poll from CBS News/YouGov released Sunday showed 61% of voters said the indictment would not change their perception of Mr. Trump, 14% said it improves their opinion of him, 7% said it makes it worse and 18% were unsure.
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