Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who faces federal and state charges for allegedly trying to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, insists he had “every right” to interfere in the election.

“Whoever heard you get indicted for interfering with a presidential election where you have every right to do it?” Trump said in a Fox News interview that aired on Sunday.

A federal indictment accuses Trump of defrauding the United States by preventing Congress from certifying Biden’s victory and depriving voters of their right to a fair election. He faced a revised federal indictment last month accusing him of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Trump faces similar charges in Fulton County, Georgia, where he was also charged with racketeering, which is used to target members of organized crime groups and carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison.

  • @Aurenkin
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    Well, at least he’s learnt his lesson and been suitably punished so he’s definitely not going to do anything like that again.

    Probably not really needed but /s…

  • @[email protected]
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    4616 days ago

    No one. No one “has heard” of it, because you’re the first fucking person to do it, fuck wad.

    • partial_accumen
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      3616 days ago

      “Your honor, I’d like to introduce into evidence Prosecutions Exhibit A, where the Defendant willfully admitted his crimes live on stage in front of hundreds of people.”

      • @[email protected]
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        616 days ago

        “Russia, if you’re listening…” he can say whatever he wants, no one cares. They’d rather complain about Kamala flip-flopping, which makes sense that she would change her stances to gather more support… or that she’s just a continuation of the current administration.

  • Scott
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    4316 days ago

    And he has every right to rot in jail

  • @[email protected]
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    He’s trying to frame this as an official presidential Act. Basically he’s trying to go through the door the Supreme Court opened for him.

    • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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      115 days ago

      A normal court would recognize that interfering with state elections isn’t part of his official duties.

      But we don’t have a normal court.

  • @[email protected]
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    3716 days ago

    When you’re a dictator, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ’em by the polls. You can do anything.

    -@RealDonaldTrump

    • @[email protected]
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      316 days ago

      Actually, “they” don’t. Unless you have a really firm grip of the country, “they” will kill and replace you faster than Trump takes a dump.

  • @[email protected]
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    2416 days ago

    This could have been in trial by now is not for the misbehavior in the DA’s office. This was far too important to go mixing relationships with I dunno… Democracy?

    • themeatbridge
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      516 days ago

      They would have found another way to stall. Really this should have gone to trial before the primaries even began, but then Trump wouldn’t have been the nominee.