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21 Mar 2023


The former president specifically referenced his ongoing legal fight in New York with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

The possible charges stem from a $130,000 hush-money payment that then-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, in the weeks leading up to the 2016 presidential election in exchange for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006.

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Former President Trump addressed his supporters in a video where he referenced legal cases against him, calling them a "witch hunt."

Former President Trump addressed his supporters in a video where he referenced legal cases against him, calling them a "witch hunt." (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

"It’s gone on forever with Russia, Russia, Russia; Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine and the Mueller hoax," Trump said, referencing the investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who investigated his campaign for potential collusion with Russia during the same campaign. "It’s an absolute disgrace, what’s going on."

Trump added: "Remember this, with all of this work that they did on Mueller, no collusion. That’s what the answer was. It was all no collusion."

The former president also referenced the Mar-a-Lago raid, where investigators found classified material, and a congressional investigation that ultimately found Trump guilty of motivating or influencing the Capitol protest on Jan. 6, 2021. He also referenced a phone call he had while serving in the White House shortly after Election Day with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in 2020 — which he called "absolutely perfect" — and the ongoing Stormy Daniels litigation, which Trump called an "extortion plot."

The doorman checks his cell phone at the entrance of Trump Tower in New York on March 20, 2023. 

The doorman checks his cell phone at the entrance of Trump Tower in New York on March 20, 2023.  (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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He called these investigations "fake news" and maintained his innocence.

"Our enemies are desperate to stop us because they know we are the only ones who can stop them, and they know it strongly. Looking at the polls we’re — not me, but we — are up by so much you can’t even believe it," he said.

"We won twice, and now we’ve got to win a third time," the former president claimed.

New York Young Republicans Club held a rally in front of the DA Braggs office in Manhattan, New York on March 20, 2023.

New York Young Republicans Club held a rally in front of the DA Braggs office in Manhattan, New York on March 20, 2023. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The decision on whether Trump will be indicted over the hush money lies in the hands of a Manhattan grand jury, which has been meeting for weeks.

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Trump announced he expected to be arrested over a potential indictment.

While hosting events around the country, Trump continues to deny any wrongdoing and has criticized the Manhattan district attorney's office investigation as politically motivated.

Trump denies having sex with her or paying Daniels.

Cohen pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance law in connection with the payments.

Fox News' Brooke Singman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.