Trump awkwardly brandishes printed news stories after full day of criminal trial
April 18, 2024
Former President Donald Trump held an angry press conference following a full day of his criminal trial in Manhattan, during which he brandished a bunch of news printouts and claimed the criminal justice system was rigged against him.
"I'm supposed to be in New Hampshire," Trump said to reporters after emerging from the courthouse. "I've been here all day."
The former president reiterated that he believes the trial against him, for business record fraud to allegedly cover up an affair with an adult film star ahead of the 2016 election, is "very unfair." He waved around the handful of news clippings, most of which had been taken from right-wing media outlets criticizing the trial and defending him, saying that he had pages of "stories from legal experts about how there is no case" and that "I haven't seen one that says it's a good trial."
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Trump added that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is prosecuting the case, is the "real fraud" and accused him of falsifying business records himself, saying "he's the one" who did it and "everybody's outraged" that Bragg is prosecuting him when there are "murders going on right outside" the courthouse in Manhattan.
Trump also pushed the idea, with no evidence, that President Joe Biden orchestrated the charges against him, and added, "We've got a crooked president, he should be on trial!"
As of Thursday afternoon, a full jury has been selected to hear the trial. However, at least one more day of jury selection remains as the court must decide on six alternates; Judge Juan Merchan hopes to have that process wrapped up by the end of the week so the trial can move ahead.
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