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The Biden campaign held a news conference near the courthouse where Donald Trump’s criminal trial is taking place, using actor Robert De Niro and two former U.S. Capitol Police officers to criticize Trump’s role in the Capitol riot. While the campaign has previously avoided discussing Trump’s trial, this move was seen as a direct commentary on the situation. The Trump campaign responded by accusing Biden’s side of politicizing the trial and making a “political mockery” of the criminal case.
Biden Campaign Strategically Highlights Trump’s Criminal Trial
Initially disregarding Ex-President Trump’s felony trial, President Biden’s campaign has now launched a stunt to underline the extraordinary situation of a major party’s candidate awaiting a felony verdict.
On Tuesday, Biden’s campaign sent out actor Robert De Niro, who lends his voice to their latest ad, along with ex-Capitol Police officers Harry Dunn and Michael Fanone, to hold a press conference outside the Manhattan courthouse where Trump’s trial is concluding.
De Niro stated that Trump had incited a “coward’s violence” post the 2020 election and that he directed a mob to enact his dirty deeds. This type of press conference is something Trump’s campaign would have instigated if the political circumstances were reversed.
Biden Campaign’s Subtle Commentary on Trump’s Trial
For weeks, the Biden campaign has strictly avoided addressing Trump’s criminal charges; yet, their act of sending surrogates to the courthouse during Trump’s lawyer’s closing argument was hardly inconspicuous.
De Niro and the two ex-police officers didn’t comment on Trump’s Manhattan trial – where he is accused of falsifying business records relating to a hush-money payment to a porn star before the 2016 election – but sought to draw attention to his actions leading up to the events of Jan. 6.
De Niro also referenced a civil case where a jury found Trump accountable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll, a former magazine writer, resulting in Trump being ordered to pay $83.3 million in damages to Ms. Carroll.
Biden Campaign’s Counter to Trump Supporters
With several protesters positioned outside the courthouse, many press conferences throughout the trial have met with heckling. A group of Trump supporters berated De Niro and the ex-Capitol Police officers when they appeared downtown.
Trump has baselessly claimed that all his four pending criminal cases are tied together and has alleged without proof that Biden is behind them all. The Trump campaign quickly responded to the Biden news conference.
Jason Miller, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, criticized De Niro’s involvement as a desperate attempt for a campaign needing to boost Biden’s poll numbers and claimed that Biden campaign staff at the news conference had realized it was unwise to stand in the proverbial shadow of the courthouse.
Steven Cheung, a Trump campaign spokesperson, said the Biden campaign was “making a political mockery” of the criminal case with its presence at the courthouse.
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