{"id":4334,"date":"2023-06-08T12:03:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T16:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=4334"},"modified":"2023-06-08T12:03:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T16:03:13","slug":"trump-responds-to-latest-indictment-whispers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-responds-to-latest-indictment-whispers\/njackson\/2023\/06\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Responds to Latest Indictment Whispers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?s=Donald+Trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> is responding to fresh claims that federal authorities are closing in on a new indictment against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, a former Trump associate testified before a federal grand jury in the investigation into former President Donald Trump&#8217;s alleged mishandling of classified materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday, in what can only be described as a bogus and deeply troubling effort to use the power of government to \u2018get\u2019 Trump, I fulfilled a legal obligation to testify in front a federal grand jury and I answered every question honestly,\u201d Taylor Budowich, a former Trump spokesperson,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TayFromCA\/status\/1666467918475821058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote on Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmerica has become a sick and broken nation\u2014a decline led by Joe Biden and power hungry Democrats,\u201d he added. \u201cI will not be intimidated by this weaponization of government. For me, the need to unite our nation and make America great again has never been more clear than it is today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Budowich previously served as a spokesperson for Trump after he left the White House. 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