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The Republican presidential candidate has appeared at times irritated or lethargic in court while facing charges of falsifying business records – even at one point allegedly dozing off.
But on Wednesday at a rally outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he seemed fired up as he spoke to a crowd of enthusiastic supporters for about an hour and a half.
He hit on most of his campaign’s major themes – immigration, the economy, foreign policy and his opposition to President Joe Biden.
He was also campaiging in Wisconsin on the day off from court, where he briefly addressed his legal troubles.
“I got indicted – think of it – for nothing,” he claimed.
“I have a crooked judge, he’s a totally conflicted judge,” said Trump, who is still free to criticise Justice Juan Merchan under the terms of his gag order.
He went on to criticise the other criminal indictments against him and said “my poll numbers are higher than they’ve ever been”. Most recent polls show him in a very tight race with Biden.
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