Former US President Donald Trump is currently facing a lawsuit for illegally storing secret government documents found in his private residence of Mar-A-Lago.
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He is also currently on trial for the storming of the Capitol in January 2021, for which he is accused of inciting his supporters to 'fight'. He has now vented his anger about the accusations against him in a speech.
Trump made vulgar criticism of the US justice system
As the Tagesspiegel, the Berliner Zeitung as well as Focus Online report, Trump has now spoken out about all of this ordeal during a speech in the US state of New Hampshire after the renewed indictment against him and openly criticized the US judiciary system.
In his opinion, he says he is on trial for 'bulls***' and therefore could not take part in election campaign events. Even though Trump has never made a secret of his dislike for the way he is treated, this is the first time he has been so abusive - but his supporters seem to like it.
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Trump says the courts want to 'bring him down'
For Trump, it is now his third indictment altogether - nevertheless, he continues to speculate on a candidacy in the 2024 presidential elections. Whether he could even legitimately serve as president in light of the current legal proceedings against him is questionable.
For the former president, however, it remains as clear as day: the charges against him are supposedly nothing more than political persecution in which the 'sitting president' - Joe Biden - aims to 'bring him down' as a political opponent.
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This article has been translated from Gentside DE.
Sources used:
Tagesspiegel: "Wegen 'Scheiße' vor Gericht: Trump kritisiert US-Justiz in Rede scharf"
Focus Online: "Nach Niederlage gegen Autorin: Wegen 'Scheiße' vor Gericht - Trump wird nach Anklagen ausfällig"
Berliner Zeitung: "Wegen 'Scheiße' vor Gericht: Trumps Kritik an der Justiz immer vulgärer"
