Trump's strange claim on seized boxes in post-arrest speech: They contained clothes

From calling his indictment a 'sham' to calling US President Joe Biden the most corrupt leader in the history of the country, Donald Trump's war of words has been a constant hue and cry in US politics lately. The former president has been making outlandish claims pertaining to the classified documents case, with the latest being a declarationthat the boxes seized by the FBI in fact contained clothes and he wanted to sort them but could not do so as he was "busy".

Trump made these comments at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Tuesday night, during his first speech following his arrest and arraignment on federal criminal charges, something which was severely criticised by his supporters.

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The former president pleaded not guilty to 37 federal felony counts at a Miami court on Tuesday.In an unproven claim, Trump said that he wished to keep the boxes as they had his personal stuff, including his clothes in them.

According to a report by The Independent news portal, Trump said the seized boxes "were containing all types of personal belongings – many, many things, shirts and shoes, everything”.

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Once Trump came out of the courtroom, it was expected that a huge number of his supporters will gather in a show of protest against his arrest.However, it was not the case as not many came. One of the protesters tried to disrupt the Trump motorcade by jumping in front of it.

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Ahead of his birthday, which is today, June 14, Trump stopped by the famous Cuban restaurant Versailles where his supporters gathered to sing him ‘Happy Birthday'.

Political backlash

Trump, after he left the courtroom, said he will go after "Biden crime family" once he is back in a position of power.“I will appoint a real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in the history of the United States of America, Joe Biden, and the entire Biden crime family. Name a special prosecutor," Trump said.

The crowd of his supporters along the same vein chanted slogans - "lock him up".“I will totally obliterate the deep state. We know who they are. I know exactly who they are. They want to take away my freedom because I will never let them take away your freedom," Trump said.

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