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Sam Levine in New York

Trump ratchets up attacks on judge and prosecutor ahead of hush-money trial

man in a suit and red tie addresses reporters
Donald Trump speaks after hearing at New York criminal court on 25 March 2024. Photograph: Spencer Platt/AP

A defiant Donald Trump continued to attack the prosecutor, judge and a key witness in the New York hush-money criminal trial against him, a signal that the former president will embrace bombast as jury selection in the case begins on Monday.

Trump described what will be the first criminal trial against a former US president as a “communist show trial”, during a rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. He also described his indictment as a “badge of honor” and cast himself as a martyr for his supporters. “I’m proud to do it for you,” he said.

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