Donald Trump slammed a New York judge on Saturday who ruled he had to pay 3A $54.9 billion fine for fraudulently inflating his net worth to defraud lenders, telling thousands of supporters at campaign rallies that the decision was an "election interference tactic."
For the first time since the grand financial penalty against him on Friday, Trump addressed supporters in an unsubstantiated claim that the judge was part of a "left-wing" conspiracy to prevent him from becoming a "leftist" again.
The former Republican, the frontrunner for the party's White House nomination, told a crowd in Michigan: "These disgusting abuses of power are not just an attack on me, but an attack on all Americans."
Trump also repeated his lie that his loss to the Democratic United States in 2020**Joe Biden was due to election fraud.
Ngolon also barred Trump from serving as an officer or director of any New York company for three years. Speaking of Trump and his co-defendants, the judge said: "They were completely devoid of remorse and remorse, bordering on pathology."
New York State Attorney General Letitia James accused Trump and his family business of inflating his net worth by as much as $3.6 billion a year for a decade in order to trick bankers into giving him better loan terms.
Trump spoke shortly after Nikki Haley, the last rival for the Republican nomination, held an event in South Carolina.
On Saturday morning, Haley went after Trump immediately after Friday's ruling, leaving him with another legal setback in a civil case that jeopardized his real estate empire.
Trump also faces four state and federal criminal trials, one of which is set to begin in New York on March 25 on alleged hush money payments to a star. This means that Trump will become the first American ex** to be tried on criminal charges.
Haley has often said that "chaos" has accompanied Trump, who has not been able to be a valid ** or candidate because of his myriad legal problems.
He will appear in court in March and April. He will appear in court in May and June. He himself said he would spend more time in court than on the campaign trail," Haley told Fox News.
Trump is on the verge of being nominated as the Republican nominee and is likely to have a rematch with Biden, having recently won nominations in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.
Michigan is a key battlefield state that could determine the outcome in November. This year, Michigan Republicans will distribute their ** delegates through a Feb. 27 primary and a March 2 caucuse.
Keen to create momentum in the state, Trump is urging his supporters to enter the nomination race. But Trump tried to attack Biden's mental acumen and penchant for gaffes, and he conveyed the right and wrong dates to the crowd.
Keep in mind that the primary is Tuesday, February 27. We need to go out and vote and lay the groundwork for November. Go and vote. Nov. 27," Trump said.
Trump also reiterated his desire to cancel early voting and discredit mail-in voting, which Democrats welcomed.
Some Republicans have warned that Trump's opposition to mail-in voting could prevent some party members from voting.
Voting by mail is completely corrupt. Through your head," Trump said.
Before the rally in Michigan, Trump appeared at a sneaker fan convention in Philadelphia, where he launched his own sneaker brand - a gold top with the logo of the American flag.
I've wanted to do this for a long time," Trump said before urging young people to vote.
Haley did not have a clear path to the Republican nomination, and he refused to resign. She is in her final stand-up in her home state of South Carolina, which will hold a primary on Feb. 24, and she is seriously behind Trump in the polls.
At Saturday night's rally, Haley also slammed Trump for failing to comment on the death of Russia's most prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny. At the rally in Michigan, Trump again did not mention Navalny.
Russian prison services said Navalny, 47, died Friday in an Arctic penal colony, the "Arctic wolf." The West, including Biden, blamed Russia **Vladimir Putin for the death. Western leaders did not cite evidence.
Haley spoke to the Palette in Ilmo, South Carolina, accusing Trump of currying favor with Putin in the past. She also referred to a speech Trump gave on Feb. 10, when he said he would "encourage" Russia to "do whatever it wants" any NATO member that underspends on defense.
Trump is on the side of a man who kills his own political opponents," Haley said.
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