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Trump says charges in US capitol riots case 'fake,' bid to block his 2024 run

Donald Trump accused House lawmakers on Monday of recommending "fake charges" against him as part of an attempt to prevent him from running for the White House again.

Published on: Dec 20, 2022, 06:09:27 IST
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Donald Trump accused House lawmakers on Monday of recommending "fake charges" against him as part of an attempt to prevent him from running for the White House again.

Former US President Donald Trump (AP)
Former US President Donald Trump (AP)

"The Fake charges made by the highly partisan Unselect Committee of January 6th have already been submitted, prosecuted, and tried in the form of Impeachment Hoax #2," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. "I WON convincingly."

Also read: US Capitol attack: Could potential criminal charges against Trump affect his presidential bid?

"This whole business of prosecuting me is just like impeachment was -- a partisan attempt to sideline me and the Republican Party," he said.

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