In a recent interview with Univision Noticias, former President Donald Trump was confronted by anchor Enrique Acevedo about his legal challenges, including the 91 felony counts he faces. Acevedo raised the question of whether Trump might be forced to drop out of the race if he wins the Republican nomination.
Trump responded by denying any intention to drop out and characterized the legal actions against him as a political persecution and hoax. He claimed that President Joe Biden, whom he referred to as the “worst president in the history of our country,” was behind the indictments. Trump asserted that the Justice Department and the FBI had been weaponized against him.
The interview covered various legal challenges facing Trump, including the election crimes case in Georgia, the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation into hush money payments, and the Espionage Act charges related to the retention of classified documents. Trump continued to dismiss the charges as politically motivated attacks.
ENRIQUE ACEVEDO: This week you were in New York in court. Today, you’re facing four indictments in multiple jurisdictions. Are you concerned that you might win the Republican nomination only to be forced to drop out of the race?
DONALD TRUMP: Well, I don’t think you drop out. I think the people know it’s a political persecution. It’s a political hoax.
This is Biden, who’s the worst president in the history of our country. We’ve never had a president so dumb, so incompetent and so corrupt from the standpoint of what they’re doing. They’ve weaponized the Justice Department, they’ve weaponized the FBI, and they’ve come at me with the worst indictments. Nobody’s ever seen anything like it.
The exchange reflects Trump’s ongoing efforts to frame the legal actions against him as politically motivated and baseless. The interview highlights the intersection of legal challenges and political ambitions as Trump navigates potential obstacles on his path to a potential presidential run.
ENRIQUE ACEVEDO: This week you were in New York in court. Today, you’re facing four indictments in multiple jurisdictions. Are you concerned that you might win the Republican nomination only to be forced to drop out of the race?
DONALD TRUMP: Well, I don’t think you drop out. I think the people know it’s a political persecution. It’s a political hoax.
This is Biden, who’s the worst president in the history of our country. We’ve never had a president so dumb, so incompetent and so corrupt from the standpoint of what they’re doing. They’ve weaponized the Justice Department, they’ve weaponized the FBI, and they’ve come at me with the worst indictments. Nobody’s ever seen anything like it.
