Trump says criminal indictments boosted his appeal to Black voters

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Black Conservative Federation’s Annual BCF Honors Gala at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, South Carolina (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Donald Trump has claimed his four criminal indictments have boosted his support among Black Americans because they see him as a victim of discrimination.

The former president compared his legal jeopardy to the historic legacy of anti-Black prejudice in the US legal system.