Court cases against former President Trump and Hunter Biden, in the epicenter of attention

2023-07-31 18:12:41, Kosova & Bota CNA

Court cases against former President Trump and Hunter Biden, in the epicenter of

Carlos De Oliveira, the employee at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion who is accused of deleting security camera footage sought by prosecutors investigating classified documents, made his first court appearance today. . Prosecutors say the deletion of the footage was done at the behest of former President Trump and that the employee also lied to prosecutors during questioning. As Voice of America correspondent Veronica Balderas reports, although new criminal charges against him were also announced, former President Trump again downplayed their importance.

During an electoral rally on Saturday in Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump, who is running for re-election, again rejected the accusations against him.

"These are ridiculous accusations. They seek to harm the main candidate", he said.

Last Thursday, federal prosecutors added three felony counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice as part of the investigation into Mr. Trump's unauthorized receipt and retention of classified documents.

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Former New Jersey governor and now Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie, a guest on CNN's "State of the Union," said new evidence may indicate that Mr. Trump may have ordered staff to delete security camera footage.

“This is about keeping classified information after 18 months that Donald Trump was asked to voluntarily turn it over. "Not only did he not return it, but he lied," said Mr. Christie.

But the other Republican candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, called the legal proceedings "political investigations" and reiterated that if he won the 2024 presidential election, he would pardon Mr Trump.

"Absolutely, I think the right answer for the country is to put past disputes behind," he said.

Another legal issue that has attracted attention is that of Hunter Biden.

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Last Thursday, President Joe Biden's son was expected to plead guilty to tax evasion, according to a deal reached with prosecutors. However, the agreement was not accepted in court and the text is now being reconsidered, at the request of the judge. Former prosecutor Chuck Rosenberg spoke about this issue on NBC's "Meet the Press" show.

"It's relatively easy to fix, if Mr. Biden continues to plead guilty. And I think it is in his interest to do so," said Mr. Rosenberg.

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy recently raised the possibility of a House investigation into President Biden as the first step in a process that could lead to the president's impeachment based on allegations of financial misconduct. Asked about this, the Republican Governor of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu, gave this answer.

"America has huge problems with mental health, with the opioid crisis, with efforts to secure the border. I prefer to focus on these issues," he said.

At an event in Maine to talk about his economic policy achievements, President Biden on Friday joked about the idea of ??an impeachment inquiry. He has repeatedly denied having talked with his son about his businesses in other countries./ VOA