Trump lashes out at Justice Department after his indictment

Former U.S. President Donald Trump used his first public appearance since his federal indictment to ratchet up attacks on the Justice Department, accusing prosecutors of a politically motivated campaign to keep him from the White House. Prosecutors allege the former president held on to materials, including documents about the U.S. nuclear program and domestic vulnerabilities to a potential attack, that he knew he should not have retained.

The indictment of a former U.S. president on federal charges is unprecedented in American history and came as Trump is the clear front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination next year. Trump told that he would continue running for president even if he were convicted.