During an interview with Breitbart News, former US President Donald Trump expressed his views on his recent arraignment and indictment by the District Attorney Alvin Bragg, calling the entire proceeding a “scam”. Trump said that he felt the tactics used against him were reminiscent of “old Soviet Union kind of tactics” and that it was a “disgrace” that they were allowed to do it. He added that he believed the indictment was politically motivated and that he had been entirely focused on winning the election.
“I thought it was very unfair. It was very unfortunate, I try to not think about what was going through my mind. You know, you’re there to do a thing and I’m there to win an election. I had no idea it was going to drive me even higher.” He also called the tactics being used against him as “old Soviet Union kind of tactics” and that “it’s a disgrace they are allowed to do it.”
“I thought it was very unfair. It was very unfortunate,” Trump said. “I try to not think about what was going through my mind. You know, you’re there to do a thing and I’m there to win an election. I had no idea it was going to drive me even higher. We were doing very well in the polls before that but normally that doesn’t drive you higher it drives you lower sometimes somewhat but sometimes a lot lower. It drove us a lot higher. I think people see it for what it is: It’s a scam. They’re willing to do that. That’s destroying our country, that kind of stuff. That’s old Soviet Union kind of tactics what they would do. I think it’s a disgrace they are allowed to do it.” … “Bragg has been very discredited by the indictment because the people that read it, even Democrats—they’re saying this is not an indictment,” Trump said. “Some are saying this is unconstitutional because there’s no crime. He’s been absolutely discredited. It’s a shame. They’re willing to destroy our country. This is all run by the White House, by the way, just in case you have any questions. In fact, they put a man from the White House into one of the top White House/DOJ officials is right there—Matthew Colangelo. He’s the one that’s leading it. He was sitting in the front row in the court during the whole thing. He was in the front row. This is all done by the White House because they don’t want to run against us.”
Trump went on to criticize Bragg and the indictment, stating that the document had been discredited by both Democrats and Republicans as unconstitutional because there was no crime. He alleged that the White House was behind the indictment, and that a top White House/DOJ official, Matthew Colangelo, had been present in court during the entire arraignment.
Despite the indictment, Trump’s poll numbers surged after the news broke. A recent Yahoo News/YouGov poll showed Trump with a significant lead over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, his likely 2024 GOP primary challenger, as Republican voters rallied around the only president in US history to face criminal charges. Trump attracted majority support even when pitted against a wider field of declared and potential GOP challengers.
