Trump's legal affairs

 

Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Republican Senator John Thune. Mariam Zuhaib / AP  

 

Silence from heavyweight senators: "They want to get rid of Trump" 

 

Since the indictment against Donald Trump was presented on Friday, several influential Republicans have rushed to the ex-president's defense. But from the heaviest Republicans in the Senate, it has been quiet, writes The Hill.  

 

Several heavyweight Republican senators, such as Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, John Thune and John Cornyn, have chosen not to comment on the indictment at all. McConnell has previously expressed that he wants the party to turn the page and move on from the Trump era, and he reportedly does not want to see Trump as the party's presidential candidate.  

 

- They want to get rid of (Trump) and they wouldn't be too concerned if this is what finally gets him out, says a former Republican Senate adviser. 

  

Bill Barr during his time as Attorney General. Patrick Semansky / AP 

 

Trump's Attorney General: "If half the truth is true, he's smoked"  

 

Bill Barr, attorney general during Trump's last year as president, believes that the prosecution against the ex-president seems stable and that it is not a "witch hunt", as Trump himself claims. He said that in an interview with Fox News on Sunday. 

 

- If only the booklet of the indictment is true, he is smoked, said Barr.  

 

He also said it was a "ridiculous idea" that a president would have the authority to declare any documents his private property.  

 

Trump's lawyer Alina Habba was also interviewed. For her part, she said she did not believe Trump had done anything wrong and that the entire prosecution is politically motivated. 

 

- He is not a criminal, said Habba.  

 

According to Habba, the documents found at Trump's home were either his private memoirs or had been declassified.

Trump speaks in North Carolina. George Walker IV / AP  

 

Trump: Not withdrawing from the election even if I am convicted  

 

Donald Trump will not withdraw from the presidential election even if he is convicted in a federal court, he says in an interview with Politico. 

 

- I'm not going anywhere. If I would have withdrawn, I would have done so before the first candidacy in 2016.  

 

There are no legal obstacles for Trump to run for president while in prison or as a convicted felon.  

 

He once again repeats his accusations that special prosecutor Jack Smith's prosecution is politically motivated, saying "it's crooks and lunatics who are after me."