MADRID, 3 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Former US President Donald Trump has claimed he is being politically persecuted after pleading not guilty in a Washington court to four counts in the case led by prosecutor Jack Smith against him for trying to rig the 2020 election.
“This is a persecution of a political opponent (…) it is supposed to never have happened in the United States,” he assured the press at the Ronald Reagan airport before boarding a plane back to his luxury resort in Bedminster, New Jersey.
The tycoon, who is the third time he has been prosecuted, has also highlighted his advantage over other Republican rivals for the primaries. “If you can’t beat him (your opponent), you chase him or prosecute him,” he added, according to CNN.
In his brief appearance before the media, the former US president has also added that he has felt sad to see the dirt, the decay, as well as the walls full of graffiti and the broken buildings of Washington.
Trump has been arrested, as established by protocol, upon arrival at the Barrett Prettyman court and his fingerprints have been taken. Subsequently, he has entered the room with two of his lawyers, John Lauro and Todd Blanche.
The former president of the United States has pleaded not guilty to conspiring to obstruct official proceedings and attempting to obstruct the certification of ballots at the polls and violating the right to vote.
After the official reading of charges, the tycoon has been released on the condition that he not discuss the case with witnesses without the presence of a lawyer. The former US president will have to appear again on August 28.
Prosecutors allege that Trump manipulated protesters into believing then-Vice President Mike Pence could change the results of the election, ultimately leading to the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol.
The former president was already charged in March in the framework of the investigation against him for the alleged payment of a bribe to the porn actress Stephanie Clifford, known as Stormy Daniels, and also faces 39 charges in the case of the documents. classifieds found in his Mar-a-Lago, Florida mansion.
