President Joe Biden called former President Donald Trump a “convicted felon” who has “moved on” after the 2020 election at a campaign event on Monday.
“For the first time in American history, a convicted former president is now seeking the presidency,” Biden told a crowd at a fundraiser in Greenwich, Connecticut. “But as troubling as it is, Donald Trump’s all-out assault on the American justice system is far more damaging.”
Trump has been found 34 convicted of falsifying employment records In a New York silence trial. Biden addressed Trump’s conviction on Friday, who takesdelete Trump and his allies lobbied the justice system in the attacks.
“It’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for anyone to say it was rigged just because they don’t like the verdict,” Biden told reporters at the White House last week.
Biden made similar comments on Monday, saying, “It’s reckless and dangerous for anyone to say the result was rigged because they don’t like it.”
“Something’s really broken in this guy,” Biden said after the 2020 election. “It literally drives him crazy.”
Biden also called Trump “immobile.”
NBC News first reported last week In the run-up to Trump’s conviction, Biden’s campaign explored taking a more aggressive stance on his legal issues. NBC News reports that there is a possibility that these discussions will refer to Trump as a “convicted criminal”.
Throughout the trial, the Biden campaign was careful not to directly comment on the proceedings, carefully maneuvering to stay out of the game. Criticism of Trump’s election campaign said the case was election meddling by the Biden administration.
Trump has consistently criticized the verdict and the proceedings since his trial in a Manhattan courtroom. Speaking to reporters outside Trump Tower on Friday, he called the trial a “fraud” and claimed it was “all done by Biden and his people. It’s done by Washington.”
This was reported by NBC News In January, Trump’s attacks on the judiciary increased as key dates approached in his criminal and civil cases.
On Sunday, he criticized the ruling again in a wide-ranging interview with Fox News, saying it could happen. “tipping point” for the public when sentenced to work arrest or house arrest.
Trump still faces criminal charges in the other three cases: The Georgia election meddling case, the Florida papers case, and the federal election meddling case. He also appeals the results of civil court proceedings.