Former President Donald Trump made a dramatic comparison Wednesday, claiming that even Mother Teresa could be convicted under the circumstances surrounding his ongoing hush-money trial. This bold statement came shortly after jury deliberations began, with Trump addressing the media just outside the courtroom.
Amid his brief interaction with the press, Trump expressed frustration over the constraints imposed by a limited gag order related to his case. This order restricts him from making public comments about potential witnesses, jurors, court staff, or their families—a situation he highlighted as overly restrictive and indicative of the trial’s unfairness.
“It was all done by Joe Biden,” he said of the trial. “This judge contributed to Joe Biden. And far worse than that, but I’m not allowed to talk about it because I have a gag order.” “Far worse than that,” Trump continued. “By a thousand times worse than that. The worst I’ve ever heard. But I can’t talk about it.”
“But it’ll be talked about in the history books. What’s happening here is weaponization at a level that nobody’s seen before ever.” “This is five weeks,” he griped. “And five weeks of really essentially not campaigning, although I took a big lead in the polls over the last few weeks.”
The former president’s comments reflect his ongoing narrative of being unfairly targeted by the legal system. As the trial progresses, these remarks continue to fuel discussions about the nature of the charges against him and the judicial process itself. Trump’s comparison to Mother Teresa is an attempt to underscore what he perceives as the absurdity and severity of the bias against him, setting a stark tone as the world awaits the outcome of the trial.