The federal indictment against former US President Donald Trump was unsealed earlier Friday and revealed he was being charged with 37 felony counts, 31 of which were for violating the Espionage Act through his "willful retention" of classified records. The remaining offenses were for false statements and obstruction of justice.

The latest indictment filed against former US President Donald Trump highlights how much Democrats are uninterested in holding a "fair election" ahead of the 2024 presidential cycle, Ethan Ralph, a conservative political commentator and host of the Killstream, told Sputnik.

Ralph noted that the "majority of the Republican Party believes Trump won the 2020 election," but that "the Democrats don't seem to be interested in a fair election."

"The increase in lawsuits, indictments, and other legal assaults on Trump is directly related to the viability of his 2024 candidacy," the commentator said. "The Democrats themselves do not seem to think that they can beat Trump in a fair fight. Just look at their actions.”

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Former US President Donald Trump has called the federal indictment against him "ridiculous and baseless" in his first public appearance since the charges were announced.

A 37-count indictment made public on Friday accuses him of keeping sensitive documents at his Mar-a-Lago property. 

At two campaign speeches on Saturday, Mr Trump said the indictment amounted to "election interference" by the "corrupt" FBI and justice department.

He has denied any wrongdoing.

Mr Trump has been charged with mishandling hundreds of classified documents, including some about US nuclear secrets and military plans. 

The indictment accused him of keeping the files at his Florida estate Mar-a-Lago including in a ballroom and a shower.

He lied to investigators and tried to obstruct their investigation into his handling of the documents, the indictment alleged.

It is the first ever criminal prosecution against a former US president. 

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Speaking at the first Republican Party convention in Georgia, Mr Trump said: "They're cheating, they're crooked, they're corrupt - these criminals cannot be rewarded, they must be defeated."

He joked that every time he flies over a "blue state" - one controlled by the Democrats - he gets subpoenaed.

Mr Trump, who is running for the White House again in 2024, called the indictment a "hoax" by the "corrupt political establishment", also describing it as a "joke" and a "travesty of justice". 

Both speeches - in Georgia and later in North Carolina - went on for more than an hour.

He thanked the "record crowd" as well as "patriots" who had supported his White House bid, and went on to criticise "sinister forces" that were running the country.

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