Former US President donald trump He said on social media that his lawyers had been informed he had been charged with mishandling classified documents.

“(Joe) Biden’s corrupt administration informed my lawyers that I have been charged, apparently for the Pitos hoaxTrump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

The Justice Department had no immediate comment or confirmation.

Trump wrote that he was subpoenaed to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday. In any case, he professed his innocence in a video posted on social media.

The controversial former president has been charged on seven counts, the media report. They relate to his handling of classified documents and obstruction of justice.

According to NYT, Donald Trump collected more than 300 classified documents in his residence during his presidency

Classified documents found in Donald Trump’s home in FBI raid

Immediately, several Republican figures, including the leader of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthycriticized the suit filed against Trump by a Florida court.

“Both I and all Americans who believe in the rule of law stand with President Trump in the face of this grave injustice,” McCarthy, the Republican leader of Congress, said.

McCarthy also indicated that members of his party in the House will hold the administration “responsible” for what he described as a “shameless instrumentalization of justice”.

Ron DeSantis, Florida governor and Trump’s rival in the 2024 Republican presidential race, also expressed support for the former president. “For years we have witnessed how the law is applied unevenly depending on political opinion,” the politician wrote on his Twitter account.

House Judiciary Committee members Jim Jordan and Andy Biggs also defended Trump.

Jordan, who represents the state of Ohio, wrote on his Twitter account today was a “sad day” for the US, while Biggs went further and called for the “dismantling” of the FBI.

For its part, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of Trump’s most ardent supporters, He called the Justice Department and the FBI “corrupt.”

On his Twitter account, Greene said it is “sad” that President Joe Biden has not been charged because he also had classified documents in his possession. “It is shameful, pathetic really, the greatest hypocrisy in modern history,” he wrote.