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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Victoria Bekiempis

Trump likens himself to Mother Teresa as jury weighs fate in hush-money case

Sketch of three men in suits sitting at table looking at man wearing judge's robe
Donald Trump attends a hearing with his defense lawyers before Justice Juan Merchan, in New York on 21 May 2024 in this courtroom sketch. Photograph: Jane Rosenberg/Reuters

Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money case in New York inched towards its conclusion on Wednesday with jury deliberations starting just before 11.30am local time.

Right after jurors began weighing the former president’s fate, Trump railed against the proceedings and compared himself to a saint, saying in the hallway: “Mother Teresa could not beat these charges. The charges are rigged. The whole thing is rigged.”

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