Trump claims ‘political persecution’ as he rails against indictment in golf club speech – as it happened
by LĂ©onie Chao-Fong (now) and Chris Stein (earlier) from US news | The Guardian on (#6C60M)
Former US president addresses supporters after pleading not guilty to federal charges in Miami
Meanwhile in Washington, Donald Trump's allies in Congress are vowing to do all they can to help him fight Jack Smith's prosecution.
Here's the judiciary committee's Republican chair Jim Jordan hinting to CNN that he may demand testimony from Smith, the special counsel appointed by attorney general Merrick Garland specifically to handle the investigations into Trump:
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