Donald Trump Warns of 'Big Problems' Like 'We've Never Seen Before' if Criminally Indicted

Former President Donald Trump has warned that criminal charges against him would unleash "big problems."

According to Business Insider, Trump said in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday that he does not think the "people of the United States would stand for it," as they discussed his potential indictment.

The former president added that there would be "problems in this country the likes of which perhaps we've never seen before." Hewitt then said that Trump's comments could be taken as condoning violence, to which Trump replied that it was not inciting and was just stating his "opinions."

Senate Judiciary Chairman Richard Durbin had denounced the former president's latest remarks, saying his comments were "careless" and that "inflammatory rhetoric has its consequences."

The Justice Department is probing into Trump's mishandling of classified government documents after leaving the White House with several other investigations involving the former president.

Donald Trump on Possible Indictment

Donald Trump also told Hugh Hewitt that he believes he did not do anything wrong, so the Department of Justice (DOJ) will not indict him. He added that he "would have no prohibition" to run for president again in 2024 even if he's indicted.

To clarify Trump's position, Hewitt asked the former president if the indictment "would not take him out of the arena," to which Trump replied that "it would not," according to The Washington Post.

The former president has repeatedly made hints that he would run for the presidency again in 2024. Last month, Senator Lindsey Graham said there would be "riots in the street" if the former president is prosecuted. Trump seemed to endorse the notion as he shared a link to a video of Graham's comments on his Truth Social account.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre scrutinized the comments, saying it was "such dangerous" statements about violence from "extreme Republicans." However, she did not name Graham.

Critics also described Graham's remarks as "irresponsible" and "shameful." Trump's comments on Thursday came hours before officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Homeland Security department briefed Republicans and Democrats about threats against federal officials.

Justice Department Investigates Donald Trump

A special master has been selected to serve as an independent arbiter to review the materials that the FBI confiscated from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.

The special master will be Senior Judge Raymond Dearie. The Department also endorsed his appointment. CNN reported that an intelligence community review of the documents had been postponed since last week.

Trump has filed a lawsuit asking for a special master - a third-party attorney - two weeks after the Justice Department had searched his Mar-a-Lago residence. The special master will oversee the review of evidence gathered from the Mar-a-Lago estate in the criminal probe.

Prosecutors are looking at least three possible crimes against Trump, such as violations of the Espionage Act, illegal handling of government records, and obstruction of justice.

Investigators got more than 100 documents marked as classified during the search in Mar-a-Lago. The documents were obtained after Trump's representatives were served a subpoena in May, ordering them to return all such documents to the government.

In his court filing for the special master case, Donald Trump said his constitutional rights had been violated during the search.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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