Former President Donald Trump warned while sitting in an “icebox” courtroom in Manhattan that China and Russia are strengthening ties, which poses a danger to the United States and the world.
“President Xi of China, I know him very well. President Putin of Russia, I know him very well. They are working on a plan together now, where they will combine, Where do they congregate to do damage? Because that’s ultimately what they’re about, “thinking about doing damage,” President Trump said Thursday outside a Manhattan courtroom.
“And look at what President Xi said today. He fully expects to occupy Taiwan. He made that statement today. It’s a big statement and I’m here to say, I’m sitting in the icebox.”
Trump rattled off other issues causing concern, including inflation, the economy and electric vehicle mandates, but insisted the China-Russia talks were “probably worse than anything.”
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He has been in court most weekdays since late April due to former President Donald Trump’s trial. (Angela Weiss/AFP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
President Trump continued: “I’m sitting here listening to cases that even people at CNN and MSDNC say should never be brought up. I’ve been sitting here for almost four weeks, and we still have a long way to go.” There is,” he added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing on Thursday and vowed to strengthen ties between the two countries.
“This partnership is definitely an example of what relations between neighboring countries should be,” Putin said, according to Politico. “Our cooperation in today’s world situation has become one of the main stabilizing factors on the world stage.”
Xi said China was ready to “protect fairness and justice in the world.”
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“Today’s China-Russia relations were built through hard work, and both countries need to cherish and nurture them,” Xi added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met several times in recent years. (Sergei Gneev, Sputnik, Kremlin pool photo, via AP, File)
In a joint statement, the two leaders accused the United States of “hegemonic attempts” to “change the balance of power in Northeast Asia by increasing military capabilities and creating military blocs and coalitions.”
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The talks took place as Russia advances into Ukraine’s Kharkov region in a war that will begin in February 2022. As wars intensify in Ukraine and Israel, the world braces for the possibility that China may invade Taiwan, which operates as an independent country independent of China.
President Zelenskiy of Ukraine gestures with the Ukrainian flag in the background. (Viktor Kovalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
President Trump’s warning about China and Russia came at the conclusion of his 18th day in court in Manhattan. In the same court, he was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records.
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The court on Thursday heard continued cross-examination testimony from President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen. The lawsuit alleges that Trump made 34 business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to former porn star Stormy Daniels to silence allegations of an affair with Trump ahead of the 2016 election. The focus is on a team of prosecutors working to prove that .
Trump has maintained his innocence and maintained his innocence in the case.
In this courtroom sketch, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is asked about the oath under cross-examination by defense attorney Todd Blanche during former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial. (Reuters/Jane Rosenberg)
On Thursday, Trump’s lawyers questioned Cohen about his history of lying under oath to Congress and federal investigators from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office dating back to 2017 regarding the Trump Tower Moscow project. It was repeated.
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Mr. Cohen’s testimony, which began Monday, also included testimony that he made payments to Mr. Daniels through a home equity line of credit in 2016 using personal funds that he hid from his wife. Mr. Cohen testified that he used personal funds because President Trump told him to “deal with it” because the story could damage his campaign.
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Cohen said the payment was “refunded in the amount of $420,000,” said the amount was “grossly increased” to prevent loss to taxes, and claimed President Trump knew the details of the payment. did. The check itself said “retainer,” but Cohen said this was a false statement.
Mr. Cohen will resume testifying under cross-examination next week, but Mr. Trump’s lawyers said they planned to wrap up their questioning early Monday morning. Closing arguments could begin as early as Tuesday.
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Former President Donald Trump watches his trial in Manhattan Criminal Court. (Michael Nagle/New York Post, via AP, Pool)
President Trump said in remarks to the media Thursday afternoon that the court intends to “fast-track” the case in time for the 2024 election.
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“They’re trying to rush it before the election so they can hurt me and hurt my political opponents,” he said.
