Article 6N7BA Donald Trump had lots of negative opinions about felons. Now he is one.

Donald Trump had lots of negative opinions about felons. Now he is one.

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Lois Beckett
from US news | The Guardian on (#6N7BA)

From roughing up suspects to revoking bail, the 34-count felon has suggested harsh treatment for his fellow criminals

Donald Trump has spent years complaining that American police and the criminal legal system should be very much tougher", arguing that some criminals should not be protected by civil liberties, police should rough up suspects and a much wider range of people should face the death penalty for breaking the law.

Now that the former president has been convicted on 34 felony counts for falsifying business records, Trump is arguing that the US legal system is out of control. If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone," he said on Friday.

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