He added: “I cannot defend what is alleged.”īut supporters of Mr Trump said they expected his popularity with Republicans to increase. Mr Pence described the allegations against Mr Trump as “a very serious matter”. Mr Trump’s Republican rivals face a dilemma over whether to support, or criticise him as his legal issues look set to dominate the nomination contest. The rest of the Republican field, including Mr Trump’s vice president Mike Pence, polled in the low single digits. It showed 43 per cent of Republicans said Mr Trump was their preferred candidate, while 22 per cent picked his closest rival, Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor. The poll also showed him far ahead of his nearest rival in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. He has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law.”Ī Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday showed a vast majority of Republicans – 81 per cent – believe the criminal charges against Mr Trump are politically motivated. “Mr Smith is a veteran career prosecutor. Mr Garland said: “As I said when I appointed Mr Smith, I did so because it underscores the Justice Department’s commitment to both independence and accountability. Mr Trump has called Mr Smith, who was in court on Tuesday, a “deranged thug” and claimed the Justice Department is being “weaponised” against him. Meanwhile, Merrick Garland, the US attorney general, defended his decision to appoint Jack Smith as an independent special counsel to investigate Mr Trump over the classified documents. Mr Trump later attacked Mr Tapper, calling him “Fake Tapper” and suggesting the decision not to show him at the cafe was “perhaps a good explanation as to why CNN’s ratings are so low!” There is a cost to us as a news organisation to knowingly broadcast untrue things.” MSNBC said it “did not intend to carry these remarks live. Later, CNN and the MSNBC news network did not show Mr Trump’s speech at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. He is trying to turn it into a spectacle, into a campaign ad. Jake Tapper, the CNN host, said: “The folks in the control room, I don’t need to see any more of that.
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