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Trump said on Wednesday that he had “gained such respect” for the New York grand jury.
This was after news broke that the grand jury may be taking a short break.
But Trump started singing a very different tune when he was indicted a day later, on Thursday.
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had “SUCH RESPECT” for the New York grand jury — but he was singing a different tune just one day later, after he got indicted.
The grand jury voted Thursday to indict Trump. The charges are likely linked to a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 Presidential election.
In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, before getting indicted, Trump wrote: “I HAVE GAINED SUCH RESPECT FOR THIS GRAND JURY, & PERHAPS EVEN THE GRAND JURY SYSTEM AS A WHOLE.”
He wrote that the break was because the “EVIDENCE IS SO OVERWHELMING” in his favor that “THAT THE GRAND JURY IS SAYING, HOLD ON.”
Trump made that post after news broke that the grand jury might take a break from probing the hush money payments case.
In a Truth Social post after his indictment, however, Trump seemed to have lost his newfound respect for the jury.
“These Thugs and Radical Left Monsters have just INDICATED the 45th President of the United States of America,” Trump wrote.
He added: “THE USA IS NOW A THIRD WORLD NATION, A NATION IN SERIOUS DECLINE. SO SAD!”
The exact charges against Trump have not been revealed yet, but two sources told CNN that Trump is looking at more than 30 charges related to business fraud. These low-level felony charges are likely related to the 2016 election-eve payment to Daniels. The indictment has not been unsealed.