Trump Rally is Revenge Against GOP Impeachment Voter

The former president, facing investigations, is planning a series of live events
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jun 26, 2021 12:44 PM CDT
Trump Revenge Rally Targets GOP Impeachment Voter
Then-President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to speak at a rally in Washington on Jan. 6. Trump will return to the rally stage this weekend.   (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Former President Donald Trump will return to the rally stage this weekend, holding his first campaign-style event since leaving the White House as he makes good on his pledge to exact revenge on those who voted for his historic second impeachment, the AP reports. Trump's event at Ohio's Lorain County Fairgrounds, not far from Cleveland, will be held Saturday to support Max Miller, a former White House aide who is challenging Republican Rep. Anthony Gonzalez for his congressional seat. Gonzalez was one of 10 GOP House members who voted to impeach Trump for his role in inciting the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol building. Trump wants them to pay. The rally, held five months after Trump left office under a cloud of violence, marks the beginning of a new, more public phase of his post-presidency.

After spending much of his time behind closed doors building a political operation and fuming about the last election, Trump is planning a flurry of public appearances in the coming weeks. He'll hold another rally in Florida over the July Fourth weekend unattached to a midterm candidate and will travel to the southern border next week to protest President Joe Biden's immigration policies. The rally also comes as Trump is facing immediate legal jeopardy. Manhattan prosecutors informed his company Thursday that it could soon face criminal charges stemming from a wide-ranging investigation into the former president’s business dealings. The New York Times, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported that charges could be filed against the Trump Organization as early as next week. Trump has denounced the investigations as nothing more than a “witch hunt” aimed at damaging him politically.

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