“I am a political prisoner”, says Donald Trump – What the conviction of the former US president means

The US election campaign is in uncharted waters today, the day after the historic verdict in Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York. “The true verdict will be delivered on November 5, by the American people,” Mr. Trump said yesterday in front of the cameras, shortly after he was found guilty of all 34 charges by the jury. The conviction of a former president in a criminal proceeding is unprecedented in US history. The tycoon, who wants to return to the White House, wasted no time in using the decision to boost his campaign, calling the trial “rigged.” “I am a political prisoner,” the Republican candidate claimed in an appeal for donations released by his campaign last night, blasting the lawsuit he portrays as being instigated by his opponent, the outgoing Democratic president, Joe Biden. The former president (2017-2021) is expected to hold a press conference in front of Trump Tower in New York. It is expected to […]
Source: News Beast

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