Resurfaced footage from 2020 shows former President Donald Trump blasting then-presidential candidate Joe Biden, labeling him a “criminal.” At the time of the recording, news of the infamous Hunter Biden laptop was fresh in the media, which Trump referenced in his accusations.
A reporter asked Trump, “Why do you keep calling Joe Biden a criminal?” He responded, “He is a criminal! He got caught! Read his laptop!” He then turned his attention to the reporter, stating, “And you know who’s a criminal? You’re a criminal for not reporting it”
The then-Republican president took the opportunity to criticize the broader media apparatus, suggesting they were not sufficiently reporting on Hunter’s laptop. “Let me tell you something, Joe Biden is a criminal and he’s been a criminal for a long time and you’re a criminal in the media for not reporting it,” he added.
However, former President Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts in the hush money case brought against him by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. During a recent fundraising event, Biden slammed Trump for being a convicted felon and simultaneously seeking office.
“For the first time in American history, a former president that is a convicted felon is now seeking the office of the presidency,” Biden said. “But as disturbing as that is, more damaging is the all-out assault Donald Trump is making on the American system of justice.”
In separate remarks, the president also told reporters, “It’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don’t like the verdict,” Biden told reporters at the White House last week.”
The American Tribune reported on comments from Trump when he addressed the guilty verdict he was handed from the jury in the New York City trial. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee maintained that the actual verdict would come on November 5. Trump said:
“This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt. It’s a rigged trial, a disgrace. They wouldn’t give us a venue change. We were at 5% or 6% in this district, in this area, this was a rigged, disgraceful trial. The real verdict is going to be November 5, by the people. And they know what happened here, and everybody knows what happened here. You have a Soros-backed DA and the whole thing, we didn’t do a thing wrong. I’m a very innocent man, and it’s okay. I’m fighting for our country. I’m fighting for our Constitution. Our whole country is being rigged right now. This was done by the Biden administration in order to wound or hurt an opponent, a political opponent, and I think it’s just a disgrace. And we’ll keep fighting. We’ll fight till the end, and we’ll win because our country’s gone to hell. We don’t have the same country anymore. We have a divided mess we’re nation in decline, serious decline. Millions and millions of people pouring into our country right now from prisons and from mental institutions, terrorists and they’re taking over our country. We have a country that’s in big trouble, but this was a rigged decision, right from day one, with a conflicted judge who should have never been allowed to try this case, never, and we will fight for our Constitution. This is long from over. Thank you very much.”
Watch Trump’s 2020 comments about Biden being a “criminal” below:
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