Trump complained about the case, which he attended this week to hear his civil fraud trial, keeping him away from the campaign trail in 2024.

“This is politics,” Former President said “Now, it has been very successful for them because they took me off the campaign trail. Because I’ve been sitting in a courthouse all day long instead of being in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, or a lot of other places I could be at.”

“Fact check,” Bash said.

Trump “doesn’t have to be there, there is no requirement, he’s not compelled legally to be there,” She explained.

“His campaign aides make it pretty clear that they think that this is the best campaign stop for him, the best use of his time as a candidate in the short term, as he could possibly have,” Bash Addendum a video shared online by Mediaite.

Bloomberg’s Salea Mosin agreed Trump is “on the campaign trail” In the court and sowing “more seeds of distrust” And talk to his base.