(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday that
if Donald Trump is indicted in a hush-money case it would be to
stop him running for president in 2024, trend reports citing
al
arabiya .
“It's reported that they're going to detain former president
Trump,” Lopez Obrador said at a news conference.
“If that happens then everyone would know... it's so that he
doesn't appear on the ballot,” the left-wing populist added.
Trump has said that he expects to be arrested over hush money
paid to a pornographic actress.
If indicted, the 76-year-old Republican would be the first
former or sitting president to be charged with a crime.
Lopez Obrador had cordial relations with Trump, despite his
fiery rhetoric, and was one of the last high-profile leaders to
congratulate his successor Joe Biden on his election victory.
Trump sparked anger during his 2016 election campaign when he
branded Mexican migrants“rapists” and drug dealers, and vowed to
build a wall across the southern US border.
Lopez Obrador has previously criticized what he called social
media“censorship” of Trump in response to posts accused of
inflaming violence in the US Capitol.
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