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(NewsNation) — Former President Donald Trump called the unsealing of documents in his election interference case a "weaponization of the government" during an exclusive interview with NewsNation on Wednesday in Houston, Texas.

The Republican nominee was at a private fundraiser when he told NewsNation's Ali Bradley that special counsel Jack Smith is a "deranged person" following the dismissal of his classified documents case.

"This was a weaponization of the government ... and released 30 days before the election," Trump said. "My poll numbers have gone up instead of down. It is pure........

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