Trump Wishes Wife Melania ‘Happy Birthday,’ Laments Being Parted From Her By ‘Rigged Trial’ Over ‘Hush Money’ Allegations

‘I’ll be going [to Florida] this evening after this case finishes up; this horrible, unconstitutional case,’ President Trump said.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 26: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media during his hush money trial at Manhattan criminal court on April 26, 2024 in New York City. The defense will continue to cross examine David Pecker, the former National Enquirer publisher, after prosecutors finished their direct questioning. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump wished his wife Melania Trump a happy birthday on Friday before stepping into a New York City courtroom to continue an ongoing criminal trial over an alleged non-disclosure payment he made in 2016.

“I want to start by wishing my wife, Melania, a very happy birthday,” President Trump said outside the courtroom. “It would be nice to be with her but I’m in a courthouse for a rigged trial. It’s a rigged trial. Terrible.”