Trump boasts that he needs ‘one more indictment to close out this election’

Trump boasts that he needs ‘one more indictment to close out this election’
Former US president Donald Trump arrives to speak at a fundraiser event for the Alabama Republican Party in Montgomery, Alabama (Butch Dill/AP)

Former US president Donald Trump, fresh off his third appearance in court as a criminal defendant, has delivered a speech full of defiance and bluster, insulting prosecutors and declaring that the charges he faces only help his 2024 presidential campaign.

“Any time they file an indictment, we go way up in the polls,” Mr Trump said at a Republican Party dinner in Alabama.

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