Former president Donald Trump addressed a packed crowd at the Georgia GOP convention in Columbus over the weekend, calling special counsel Jack Smith, who oversaw the investigation into Trump and his administration’s classified documents, “deranged” and a “Trump hater.” Smith began investigating Trump in August of 2022 after documents with classified markings were found at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida residence. A 44-page indictment was filed against Trump in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleging that he “endeavored to obstruct the FBI and grand jury investigations and conceal retention of classified documents.” Trump plans to plead not guilty at his scheduled arraignment on Tuesday in Miami. While addressing the crowd in Georgia, he stated that the indictment “will go down as among the most horrific abuses of power in the history of our country.” Trump is charged with 31 counts of willful retention of classified documents, as well as one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, one count of withholding a document or record, and four other related charges.
Other GOP hopefuls spoke at the convention, including former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who spoke prior to Trump and emphasized the importance of following the law and protecting classified information. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake of Arizona also spoke in support of Trump. While some attendees agreed with Trump’s statements, others expressed their preferences for other potential candidates, such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Georgia is expected to be a critical battleground state in the 2024 election, as it was in 2020.
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