Trump vows revenge as he lands in Miami for arraignment on 37 federal charges

Donald Trump claimed he would appoint a special prosecutor and go after President Joe Biden, as well as his family, should he become president in an angry Truth Social rant.

In an all-caps post, Mr Trump made a bevy of promises to fulfill should he get elected president including ‘closing the border’, ‘making American energy independent’ and ‘dominate again’.

“I will appoint a real special ‘prosecutor’ to go after the most corrupt president in the history of the USA, Joe Biden, the entire Biden crime family, & all others involved with the destruction of our elections, borders, & country itself,” Mr Trump posted.

In addition to the 37 federal charges related to the investigation of classified documents, Mr Trump is also facing an investigation in Georgia into alleged election interference in 2020.

“In the same way, some of the sharpest barbs at the North Carolina Republican Party’s convention in the same city were aimed not towards the Democrats, Black Lives Matter, Antifa or whatever boogeymen, but towards other Republicans. Former vice president Mike Pence offered some of his loudest criticisms for former president Donald Trump, on both January 6 as well as not being firm enough in his opposition to abortion. Meanwhile, Mr Trump continued his attacks on his chief rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, whom he calls “Ron DeSanctimonious”.”

A vengeful Donald Trump swore that he’d get even with Joe Biden on Monday as he boarded a private jet to Miami where he is set to face his second criminal indictment this year.

The ex-president ranted on Truth Social that he planned to use the power of the federal government, should he be elected to the presidency in 2024, to personally target Mr Biden’s family.

John Brennan, who ran spy agency under Barack Obama, says Trump “is definitely a threat, a major danger to our national security.”

Former president’s alleged attempts to hide documents and lie to law enforcement and a grand jury about them are at the centre of a 37-count indictment against him, writes Alex Woodward.

Former South Carolina Governor and 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley said if the allegations laid out in the indictment against Donald Trump are true then he was “incredibly reckless” with national security.

While speaking with Fox News, Ms Haley said she believes the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation have “lost all credibility with the American people” but that doesn’t mean the allegations against Mr Trump are insignificant.

“If this indictment is true, if what it says is actually the case, president Trump was incredibly reckless with our national security,” Ms Haley said.

She added: “This puts all of our military men and women in danger if you are going to talk about what our military is capable of or how we would go about invading or doing something with one of our enemies. And if that’s the case it’s reckless, it’s frustrating and it causes problems.”

Miami mayor Francis Suarez says his city is braced for right-wing protests with Donald Trump set to make his first appearance there on secret document criminal charges.

Mr Suarez told reporters on Monday that people had the right to protest in Miami but that law enforcement was ready to deal with any violence.

“People should have the right to express themselves, but we also believe in law and order, and we know that — we hope that tomorrow will be peaceful,” said Mr Suarez.

Former president Donald Trump is expected to surrender to authorities at a federal courthouse in Miami, Florida on Tuesday (13 June) on 37 charges related to his retention of classified documents.

It will be Mr Trump’s second arraignment, his first being in New York earlier this year.

Just like that one, this arraignment will not be live-streamed.

Cameras will not be allowed in the Wilkie D Ferguson Jr courthouse during the former president’s arraignment. However, new reporters who manage to get a seat at the hearing will be allowed to use electronic devices but only in text function and not verbatim.

“News reporters are not authorized to record or transmit in any way audio, still photography, or video from anywhere inside courthouses nor from inside courtrooms, including any lobby areas, of any building housing a federal court,” the Southern District of Florida court website says.

After a grand jury recommended criminal charges against Donald Trump, federal prosecutors issued a sweeping 37-count indictment charging the former president with obstruction and the unlawful retention of national defense information for allegedly storing dozens of sensitive government documents at his Florida home and refusing to turn them over to federal authorities.

His arraignment at the Wilkie D Ferguson Jr United States Courthouse in Miami is scheduled for 3pm ET on 13 June.