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Donald Trump on Sunday tried to defend himself from the criminal charges he’s facing in the election interference case ― but experts say it sounded more like a confession.
Trump on Fox News bragged that his poll numbers go up every time he’s indicted.
“Whoever heard you get indicted for interfering with a presidential election, where you have every right to do it, you get indicted, and your poll numbers go up,” he said.
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Trump: Who ever heard you get indicted for interfering with a presidential election where you have every right to do it. pic.twitter.com/EneMFJg7kD
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 2, 2024
Trump is facing charges in multiple jurisdictions and cases, including election interference in a criminal case filed in federal court in Washington. Last week, he was reindicted to comply with directions from the Supreme Court, which in July ruled that Trump was immune from prosecution for “official acts.”
On Sunday, however, Trump flat out said he had “every right” to have been “interfering” with the election.
Lawmakers, former prosecutors, attorneys and other legal minds were ready with a fact-check ― and some said it sounded like Trump was admitting to a crime:
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— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) September 2, 2024Dear @realDonaldTrump: Are you seriously this stupid? You think President Biden has the right to interfere in the upcoming election? Do you want VP Harris to do what you tried to get former VP Mike Pence to do? Are you really this dumb?
See AlsoSupport B.World ConnectionDisney pulls ABC, ESPN and other channels from DirecTV in carriage standoff | CNN BusinessAlso, interfering in elections is illegal. https://t.co/9ceSd99K1t
That’s what you call a confession. https://t.co/G4AhUc1Kyk
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) September 2, 2024
There's no right to "interfere" with a presidential election. This is the banality of evil right here—Trump asserting he can override the will of the voters to claim victory in an election he lost. And, he will do it again. We must vote against him in overwhelming numbers. https://t.co/S0ECtVdPOt
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) September 2, 2024
I love that Trump uses the word "interfere" thereby making the case against himself.
— Elizabeth de la Vega 🇺🇸🦅 (@Delavegalaw) September 2, 2024
— Jennifer Taub (@jentaub) September 2, 2024Paging @ManhattanDA —
A transcript of this interview might be helpful for the sentencing memo your office is drafting https://t.co/OFB9tDLG4z
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— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) September 2, 2024Criming and then confessing to the criming.
That’s a Trump specialty. https://t.co/mK3HiH76kc
In his defense, Trump’s not wrong to suggest that indicting a President for interfering with an election is without precedent. Then again, so is a President interfering with an election. So that’s where we are. https://t.co/QuYL9AwB3k
— Marc Guggenheim (@mguggenheim) September 2, 2024
To be clear: NO ONE “has a right to interfere in a presidential election” nor indeed any other election. It is against the law to do so. It is a violation not only of law, but indeed of every oath that son of a bitch and his enablers swore. https://t.co/90ptLsccuT
— (((Denise A Rubin))) (@DeniseARubin) September 2, 2024
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No one has the right to interfere with an election. Either 1) Trump believes his lies, or 2) Trump is old and delusional. Either way, he is unfit to be president.
— Taylor E. Darcy (@tayloredarcy) September 2, 2024
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