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Ahead of court appearance, Trump claims ‘unprecedented weaponization’ of justice system

By AFP 3 August 2023, 5:05 pm
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Former US president Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women Lilac Luncheon, June 27, 2023, in Concord, NH. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Former US president Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women Lilac Luncheon, June 27, 2023, in Concord, NH. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Donald Trump alleges an “unprecedented weaponization of Justice,” hours before he was to appear in a Washington courtroom to answer charges of conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in the 2024 White House race, accuses US President Joe Biden of ordering the Justice Department to charge him with “as many crimes as can be concocted,” forcing him to spend time and money defending himself rather than campaign.

“The Dems don’t want to run against me or they would not be doing this unprecedented weaponization of ‘Justice.’ But soon, in 2024, it will be our turn,” he says on his social media platform, Truth Social.

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