As part of their ongoing inquiry into former president Donald Trump’s attempts to hold onto power after losing the election to current President Joe Biden, US prosecutors have flagged a threatening social media post that he publicly shared.
Trump wrote, “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!” on his so-called Truth Social site on Friday, prompting prosecutors to claim that the post suggests he might intimidate witnesses by improperly disclosing confidential evidence obtained from the government.
The article was released the day after he entered a not-guilty plea to allegations that he had orchestrated a criminal conspiracy to try to avenge his defeat to Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
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Trump’s post raised concerns that he might publicly reveal confidential information, like grand jury transcripts obtained from prosecutors, according to the filing in federal court in Washington made by Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office.
Prosecutors noted that Trump has a history of criticizing judges, lawyers, and witnesses in other cases against him.
They concluded that this behavior “could have a harmful chilling effect on witnesses or adversely affect the fair administration of justice in this case.”.
At his Thursday arraignment, Trump took an oath promising not to threaten or speak with witnesses absent legal representation. This development followed.
The Truth post cited is the definition of political speech, and it was written in response to the Rino, China-loving, dishonest special interest groups and super PACs, according to a Trump spokesperson who released a statement in support of the former president’s social media post.”
The most serious legal threat to the former president as he runs for re-election was presented to him on Tuesday when he was indicted for his attempts to annul the results of the 2020 election.
At the height of what is anticipated to be a contentious and divisive presidential campaign, the new accusations raised the possibility that Trump would become involved in additional legal proceedings.
A grand jury in Washington’s 45-page indictment against Trump also charges him with trying to suppress American voters by claiming falsely that he won the November 2020 presidential election.
