A recent campaign rally in Coralville, Iowa, Donald Trump addressed the criminal indictments against him, dismissing them as politically driven and proudly calling them a badge of honor.
During the rally, Trump claimed that these charges could have been brought three years ago and suggested that they were timed to coincide with his current political standing. He specifically mentioned the civil fraud suit by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Trump asserted that if he weren’t running for president or leading in the polls, there wouldn’t be a criminal case against him. He framed the indictment as an attempt to silence him because of his refusal to be silenced on behalf of his supporters.
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Expressing frustration, Trump complained about special counsel Jack Smith’s efforts to expedite a review of his presidential immunity argument, aiming to take it directly to the Supreme Court. According to Trump, this move is an attempt to prevent him from using it to prolong the trial until after the election.
In a surprising moment, Trump seemed to acknowledge the possibility of a conviction, stating, They’re trying to get a guilty plea from the Supreme Court, of the United States. They want to get that.
