Former President Donald Trump delivered remarks at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Tuesday night (Picture: Getty Images)
Former President Donald Trump in his first address after his arraignment in the classified documents case said the boxes of records had ‘all types of personal belongings’.
Classified documents had ‘all types of personal belongings’
Speaking from his Bedminster golf club on Tuesday night, Trump said that ‘many people have asked me why I had these boxes, why did you want them?’
‘The answer, in addition to having every right under the Presidential Records Act, is that these boxes were containing all types of personal belongings,’ explained Trump.
‘Many, many things, shirts and shoes, everything, as can be seen in the picture.’
The federal indictment against Trump unsealed on Friday contained pictures of boxes of records across his Mar-a-Lago home.
Former President Trump is claiming this is a witch-hunt led by the Democrats, suggesting this is all baseless and purportraiting an agenda.
Trump pointed out that one of the pictures showed the contents of a box spilled over the floor that included ‘newspapers and thousands of White House pictures’.
‘White House photographers took so many pictures and we saved all of them and they were in those boxes,’ Trump continued.
‘Clothing, memorabilia and much, much more.
‘I hadn’t had a chance to go through all the boxes’, Trump said, saying it was ‘tedious’ work and that he has ‘a very busy life’.
The ex-president hours after surrendering at a Miami federal court walked out to cheers from his supporters at his New Jersey golf club. ‘God Bless the USA’ played in the background as Trump appeared at 8.45pm and his supporters chanted ‘Trump!’ and ‘USA!’
Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 felony charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Trump’s Bedminster property was filled with . Dozens of white chairs were set up and the stage was adorned with American flags.
‘Nice birthday, isn’t?’ said Trump, who turns 77 on Wednesday, sarcastically. ‘Wonderful birthday.’
That prompted his supporters to sing part of the ‘Happy Birthday song’.
Trump said it was a ‘wonderful birthday’ given prosecutors are seeing 400 years for him behind bars.
‘We’re going to make it into the greatest birthday of all,’ Trump said, referring to his drive to win the 2024 election.
Trump attacked the special counsel overseeing the classified documents probe as ‘deranged’ Jack Smith.
‘I’m here and I love you all and we can take it,’ Trump told the crowd.
Trump pumped his fist while boarded his private plane around 4.40pm in Miami. He landed at Newark International Airport in New Jersey shortly after 7.30pm, according to CNN, and headed for his golf club about 35 miles west in Bedminster.
He spoke for about half an hour.
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Ex-President Donald Trump spoke at his Bedminster golf club hours after being arraigned in the classified documents case.