Memorial Day may serve as a day off for many, but former President Donald Trump used it as an opportunity to engage with his political foes.
On Monday, May 27, 2024, the former reality show host shared a lengthy written statement through Truth Social. Throughout the post, he hurls insults at the “radical” left and New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan, the person overseeing his “hush money” trial.
“Happy Memorial Day to All, including the Human Scum that is working so hard to destroy our Once Great Country, & to the Radical Left, Trump Hating Federal Judge in New York that presided over, get this, TWO separate trials, that awarded a woman, who I never met before (a quick handshake at a celebrity event, 25 years ago, doesn’t count!), 91 MILLION DOLLARS for ‘DEFAMATION.’ She didn’t know when the so-called event took place – sometime in the 1990’s – never filed a police report, didn’t have to produce the ‘dress’ that she threatened me with (it showed negative!), & sung my praises in the first half of her CNN Interview with Alison Cooper, but changed her tune in the second half,” the post reads.
“Gee, I wonder why (UNDER APPEAL!)? The Rape charge was dropped by a jury! Or Arthur Engoron, the N.Y. State Wacko Judge who fined me almost 500 Million Dollars (UNDER APPEAL) for DOING NOTHING WRONG, used a Statute that has never been used before, gave me NO JURY, Mar-a-Lago at $18,000,000 – Now for Merchan!”
Trump’s post arrived one day before closing arguments are scheduled to begin in his ongoing “hush money” trial. The case revolves around Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen. In 2016, Cohen is accused of falsifying business records in order to pay former adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about her rumored affair with the presumptive GOP nominee. As a result, Trump has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection to the alleged payment.
