His son Eric Trump and daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, joined him, but his wife, Melania Trump, who has been publicly silent since the verdict, was not seenOne day after he was found guilty by a jury in his criminal hush money trial, former President Donald Trump took to the podium to blast the judge and star witness in the case, marking a return to the campaign trail as he aimed to transform his conviction into fuel in his bid to return to the White House.
After weeks of primarily speaking from an aging courthouse in Manhattan, Trump chose to return to campaign mode Friday in the atrium of his Trump Tower, the brass and rose marble lobby where he descended his golden escalator to announce his 2016 campaign nine years ago next month. In his disjointed remarks, Trump initially started attacking Biden on immigration and tax policies before pivoting to his case, growling that he was threatened with jail time if he violated . He picked apart intricate parts of the case and trial proceedings as unfair, making false statements and misrepresentations as he did so.
His son Eric Trump and daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, joined him, but his wife, Melania Trump, who has been publicly silent since the verdict, was not seen.“It’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for anyone to say this is rigged just because they don’t like the verdict," Biden said.