Global Courant
Donald Trump loves Diet Coke so much that he reportedly had a button on his desk in the Oval Office for invoking the drink during his presidency. Now the soda plays a sudden and unexpected role in the classified documents scandal via a surprise shout-out incriminating new audio of the former president.
In the sound, obtained by CNNTrump admits to keeping documents secret after he left the White House, knowing they were still classified.
“It’s incredible, isn’t it?” Trump crows into the recording, then says to someone, “Hey, please bring some Coke.”
Trump pleaded not guilty earlier this month after he had been indicted on 37 counts in connection with alleged mishandling of classified material and obstruction of government efforts to retrieve it.
Legal experts say the new audio makes the case against Trump much strongerand that it leaves the former president with a very real prospect of imprisonment.
But on Twitter, Trump’s critics couldn’t get over the surprise appearance of a soft drink at the end of the recording, causing “Coketo trend on Twitter:
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