During the trial regarding the hush money for Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump repeatedly criticised that this was a trial by corrupt people to silence him and went against all democratic rules.
As expected, Donald Trump after his conviction, being found guilty on all of the 34 counts he faced, insisted he is “a very innocent man”.
Trump repeated many of the same accusations and excuses he has voiced throughout the six-week-long trial – that he is innocent,
the trial is rigged, the judge was “conflicted”
and more.
“We have a country that’s in big trouble, but this was a rigged decision right from day one, with a conflicted judge who should have never been allowed to try this case,”
he said.
Later, speaking at Trump Tower in Manhattan to cheers from his supporters, Trump continued and at a so-called press meeting, where no questions were allowed, set the tone immediately by declaring himself innocent and revisiting populist election campaign warnings.
In his 30-odd-minute monologue that hammered on familiar, inflammatory themes, he said:
“If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone.”
He criticised the trial and peppered the speech with falsehoods and conspiracy theories that threatened bad things to come if he were not returned to the White House this November, including anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Trump pointedly linked his prosecution and the verdict with Biden, whom he labelled
“the Manchurian candidate”
and
“the worst president in our history”,
as well as “stupid” and “dishonest”.
Joe Biden warned on Friday that it was reckless and “dangerous” for anyone to claim Donald Trump’s criminal conviction was the result of a rigged trial, as the former president hit out at the verdict against him and Republicans maligned the integrity of America’s justice system. The US president said:
“It is reckless, it is dangerous, it is irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged, just because they don’t like the verdict. The US justice system has endured for nearly 250 years and is literally a cornerstone of America.”
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Preceding
“If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone.” Yes, Donald. The point is, the law applies to everyone. If a criminal can be convicted, then so can you. That’s justice.
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That’s a good one!
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