Trump Swears He Planned to Go Through Those Boxes in Fiery Post-Arrest Speech

Just hours ahead of his 77th birthday on Wednesday, Donald Trump took to a stage at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey to try and downplay the allegations he mishandled classified documents at Mar-a-Lago—then tried to shield them from the government when investigators demanded them back.

He said that he had every intention of going through the boxes—claiming that they held everything from memorabilia to abandoned items of clothing, and not the hundreds of classified documents he is accused of hoarding.

“I hadn’t had a chance to go through all the boxes,” he said. “It’s a long tedious job. Takes a long time, which I was prepared to do, but I have a very busy life. I’ve had a very busy life. They make it more busy, because you’re always fighting.”

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