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Former President Donald Trump addressed his supporters in Texas on Saturday as he faces a possible indictment.
« If we don’t win this next election, 2024, I truly believe our country is doomed, » Trump said. « I think it’s doomed. Prosecutorial misconduct is their new tool, and they are willing to use it at levels never seen before in our country. »
The rally at Waco Regional Airport was billed by his team as the first of his 2024 campaign, though he’s held smaller events in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina since launching his White House bid back in November.MORE: Trump campaign insists he won’t be deterred by possible indictment
It was Trump’s first campaign event since he claimed last weekend he would be arrested this past Tuesday in connection to a $130,000 payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the final days of the 2016 presidential race.
On Saturday, the former president wasted no time firing back against the multiple investigations looking into his conduct and declaring himself « the most innocent man in the history of our country. »
The former president has taken on a defiant attitude in assailing New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg and encouraging protests on his social media platforms. He claimed Saturday he was being investigated « for something that is not a crime, not a misdemeanor, not an affair. »
In one social media post, he warned of « potential death and destruction » if he were to be indicted. As ABC News has previously reported, Bragg has been presenting a case on the hush money payments for some time and the grand jury is expected to reconvene on Monday.
In an email to his staff this week obtained by ABC News, Bragg vowed to apply the law evenly and reiterated his commitment to employees’ safety amid escalating threats to his office over the possible indictment of Trump.
« From the beginning, it’s been one witch hunt and phony investigation after another. And you know, because of it, our country never talks about greatness anymore, » Trump said Saturday to supporters who were holding up signs that said « witch hunt. »
The former president told the crowd, « Every piece of my personal life, financial life, business life and public life has been turned upside down and dissected like no one in the history of our country.
