Trump has denied ‘election interference’ and questioned the timing of the charges against him

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Former President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on Attorney General Merrick Garland and special counsel Jack Smith on Sunday, denouncing “prosecutorial misconduct” and “election interference,” as well as questioning the timing of the charges against him as the 2024 presidential election approaches.

The 2024 GOP front-runner’s late-night Truth Social post is certainly not his first attack against the Justice Department, but its timing is significant as Trump prepares for a possible third impeachment, believed to be due on Jan. 6, and polls put him ahead of other Republican presidential hopefuls.

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“Do you think AG Garland, and Deranged Jack Smith, understand that we are in the midst of a major political campaign for President of the United States? Have they looked at the recent polling numbers?” Trump asked on the social media platform. “Why didn’t they bring these ridiculous charges years ago – Why did they wait to bring them NOW – An almost unheard of scenario?”

The former president used his social media platform not only to criticize, lament, and target those involved in the investigations against him but also to anticipate new events. The most recent example of this came when, last week, Trump said he received a letter notifying him that “I am a TARGET” of Smith’s grand jury investigation.

Trump’s post added that the time frame he was given to report to the grand jury “almost always means an arrest and indictment” is coming up.

It will take time to figure out if Trump’s recent post protesting “prosecutorial misconduct” and “election interference” is just him expressing anger at what he sees as unfair treatment or if it is a direct and calculated statement to try and direct attention in the direction he wants before a major development in the case(s) against him.

What is clear is that Trump is doing well among Republicans in recent polls, perhaps more so than many expected, as Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) over the past year. According to a FiveThirtyEight poll, as of Sunday, Trump was leading Republican presidential candidates in the 2024 primary polls at 50.8%, about the same as where he has been for the past four months, since seeing a surge in early April. DeSantis, on the other hand, sits at 19.4%, where he has generally fallen since late March.

But, as many have predicted for months, the bigger test for Trump will come in the general election, if he gets there, against likely nemesis President Joe Biden. A poll conducted by the Harvard University Center for American Political Studies, on Thursday, showed Trump beating Biden by 5 points and Vice President Kamala Harris by 9.

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All eyes will be on whether Trump is impeached for a third time in the coming days, and if he is, a swift response can be expected.

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