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Donald Trump seemed confident about his prospects at his speech in Georgia on Saturday, but that bullish attitude might be displaced, according to a report from the Guardian.
Although the former president claims there was no crime committed in connection with the federal indictment he faces for purportedly mishandling classified documents, the evidence seems overwhelming and meticulously organized, Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell said on Saturday.
"By laying out Donald Trump’s own admissions and incriminating eyewitness accounts from his employees, the indictment unsealed on Friday provided compelling evidence that could be exceedingly difficult for the former president to overcome and avoid a conviction," the reporter wrote. "Trump will have the opportunity to rebut the allegations outlined by the special counsel Jack Smith when the case goes to trial, but the sheer strength and volume of evidence presented in the indictment about Trump’s knowledge and intent leaves few defenses at his disposal."
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Lowell's analysis shows that, regarding the Espionage Act claim, Trump has an upward battle because of "the highly sensitive nature of the material at issue." That information includes "documents on US nuclear programs, potential US military vulnerabilities, and plans for US retaliation in the event of an attack," according to the news outlet.
"For violations of the Espionage Act, Trump was charged under section 793e of title 18 of the criminal code, which references the retention of 'national defense information' – defined as materials that could damage the national security of the United States," Lowell reported. "The documents Trump retained appeared to exceed that threshold. In multiple instances in the indictment, some of the documents that Trump is said to have retained were so sensitive that prosecutors were forced to redact even the classification markings that described the secret programs."
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U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) floated the idea that he would himself replace Speaker Kevin McCarthy after the speaker made a deal with Biden on the debt ceiling, with Gaetz saying he would be "great" at the job.
Gaetz was responding to a comment on a right-wing news story, which reported that fellow Republican Rep. Ralph Norman had claimed that McCarthy lost the confidence of House conservatives. One Twitter user responded to the story, saying, "'Speaker Gaetz' has a nice ring to it!!"
In response, Gaetz shared the comment, and said with it, "In the House, I’d make a great leader! (Only thing I’m missing is followers)."
RELATED: 'Right through the sky': Trump boasts indictment has driven his poll numbers 'way up'
Gaetz has been among the Republicans protesting the debt ceiling deal, even coming into conflict with fellow far-right Republicans who supported the compromise, such as Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). The conservative opponents of the deal have also organized protest votes to make a point to McCarthy.
The development comes more than a week after former Rep. Conor Lamb, of Pennsylvania, slammed Gaetz and other purported obstructionist Republicans. He said they "only know what they are against and they really don't have much of an idea of what they're for."
The news was also picked up by Newsweek.
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Donald Trump on Saturday claimed in the wake of his federal indictment that the new charges have dramatically increased his standing in the polls, and boosted his fundraising.
Trump, who made history by becoming the first federal president to be hit with a federal indictment when he was charged with 37 counts in connection with the storage of classified documents, told the Georgia audience that his polls are "way up" since the indictment was filed. This was his first speech after the indictment was announced, and it isn't clear if any formal public polls have been released since that time.
Trump first claimed that his administration solved all the country's problems, from taxes to inflation to war, before touching on the indictment, which he called "ridiculous and baseless." He accused President Joe Biden (D) of trying to jail his chief "political opponent."
"As far as the joke of the indictment, it's a horrible thing, a horrible thing for this country," he said. "The only good thing about it is that it's driven my poll numbers way up. Can you believe it?"
He added that the "fundraising is through the roof," but noted that that aspect is "less important."
"But I will tell you, it's driven us right through the sky."
He claimed that, if he wasn't beating the Republicans and Democrats in polls, there would be no "witch hunt" prosecution.
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