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Wiley Nickel: Tomorrow former President Donald Trump will be arraigned in Federal court in Miami. He has been indicted on 37 different…

On the recordJune 12, 2023
Tomorrow former President Donald Trump will be arraigned in Federal court in Miami. He has been indicted on 37 different felony charges, including false statements and representations, scheme to conceal, concealing a document in a Federal investigation, corruptly concealing a document or record, withholding a document or record, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information. Mr. Speaker, I read the incredibly detailed and evidence-based indictment, and it is deeply troubling and disturbing, to say the least. These charges show a complete and total disregard for the national security of the United States. The former President's actions compromised the lives and safety of U.S. military personnel around the world. No one is above the law, and anyone who undermines U.S. national security must be held to answer for their actions. Mr. Speaker, he had our nuclear secrets stashed away in boxes in his bathroom. Listen, I am here on the floor today because prodemocracy Republicans in North Carolina's 13th District rejected extremism and sent me to Washington because I ran to protect our democracy and our rule of law. This is about our rule of law. Mr. Speaker, as the American people try to make sense of these indictments, I think we should listen to the comments from Republicans who served in the Trump administration and other leading Republicans.…
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Wiley Nickel
Democratic · North Carolina
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Jun 12, 2023

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