The former president of the United States, Donald Trump, said tonight (Wednesday) that he will run for the presidency in the next election even if he is convicted of crimes. In an interview with the “Fox News” network, the first interview since he was indicted last week, Trump said: “I will never retire. That’s not how I drive.’
Regarding incumbent President Joe Biden, who hinted this week that he is interested in running for another term, Trump said: “There is something wrong with him, I don’t think he is capable of running again.” In addition, the former president denied the charges against him and claimed that the court employees in New York “wept when I was brought before the judge.”
Trump is accused of 34 counts of false registration in business documents, including paying hush money to two women and a doorman at Trump Towers to hide affairs he had. This is the first time in American history that a former president has been criminally prosecuted. It is estimated that the procedure will not end before the upcoming United States presidential elections in November 2024.