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Biden Breaks Silence on Trump Conviction

‘It’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged,’ the president said.
Biden Breaks Silence on Trump Conviction
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in his N.Y. trial on the recording of expenses before speaking on the Middle East at the White House on May 31, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON–President Joe Biden commented for the first time on Friday on former President Donald Trump’s conviction in a New York trial, calling the claims that the trial was rigged “reckless” and “dangerous.”

“The American principle that no one is above the law was reaffirmed,” President Biden told reporters before delivering a speech on the Middle East.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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