Donald Trump has described being indicted as a “truly great badge of honour” – and recommended additional felony prices might assist him win subsequent yr’s election.

Speaking to Republicans in Alabama, the previous president mentioned he goes up within the polls each time an indictment is filed, describing the allegations in opposition to him as “fake” and a “sham”.

Accusing Joe Biden’s administration of making an attempt to intrude together with his marketing campaign, he added: “They are trying to say it is illegal to question the outcomes of a bad election.”

On Thursday, Trump appeared in a Washington DC court and pleaded not responsible to making an attempt to overturn the 2020 election – later describing it as a “very sad day for America”.

And yesterday, he pleaded not responsible to additional charges associated to his dealing with of labeled paperwork after he left the White House.

Trump has used his authorized woes to ask his supporters for money – and claimed that he might face “561 years in prison for a crime I did not commit”.

The Republican frontrunner has been criminally charged 3 times over the previous 4 months, and can be dealing with civil motion amid claims he paid “hush” cash to a former porn actress within the run-up to the 2016 election.

Trump has change into the primary former or present president in historical past to have been criminally charged.

The subsequent listening to is because of happen on 28 August, 5 days after the primary scheduled Republican major debate.