Donald Trump says he has been indicted and summoned to seem in court docket on Tuesday.

On Truth Social - the social media community he created - the previous US president advised that the indictment is linked to his dealing with of categorized paperwork.

Mr Trump mentioned his authorized workforce was knowledgeable of the indictment by Joe Biden's administration. He added that he was now attributable to seem in court docket in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday.

He wrote: "I never thought it possible that such a thing could happen to a former President of the United States, who received far more votes than any sitting President in the History of our Country, and is currently leading, by far, all Candidates, both Democrat and Republican, in Polls of the 2024 Presidential Election. I AM AN INNOCENT MAN!"

In an additional submit, he added: "This is indeed a DARK DAY for the United States of America. We are a country in serious and rapid decline, but together we will Make America Great Again!"

He later posted a video, describing the allegations as a "hoax".

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"We have such big problems - this shouldn't be one of them," he mentioned.

"I'm an harmless man. I did nothing unsuitable. I'll battle this - identical to we have been combating for seven years.

"I'm an innocent man - we will prove it again. Seven years of proving it - and here we go again. Very unfair - but that's the way it is."

Sky News' US companion NBC News has confirmed Mr Trump's indictment, however a spokesperson for the particular counsel declined to remark.

It comes after the FBI carried out a raid on Mr Trump's Mar-a-Lago property in August final yr as a part of an investigation into whether or not Mr Trump took categorized data from the White House.

Officers seized 33 containers containing greater than 100 categorized data through the search and located three confidential paperwork stashed in workplace drawers, a submitting launched final August additionally revealed.

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Investigators conducting the prison probe targeted not simply on why the data had been saved on the property, but additionally on whether or not the Trump workforce deliberately misled them concerning the illegal presence of presidency secrets and techniques.

FBI and justice division officers had beforehand visited a storage room on the Florida property in June, after issuing a subpoena for the lacking data.

Mr Trump has denied wrongdoing.

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