Former President Donald Trump claims an explosive audiotape recorded at his New Jersey golf resort is an “exoneration” — even though it captures him brazenly talking about showing off a “highly classified” document.
Lashing out at special counsel Jack Smith as a “deranged Trump hater,” the former president accused federal prosecutors of leaking the damning 2021 tape to torpedo his presidential bid.
“(They) ‘spun’ a tape and transcript of me which is actually an exoneration, rather than what they would have you believe,” Trump wrote late Monday on his social media site. He did not explain how the tape could be seen as exculpatory.
