Former US President Donald Trump mused on whether his father made it to Heaven as he speculated what the late Fred Trump’s reaction would be to all the criminal investigations against him.
Trump lamented that he was under investigation more than the “great late Alphonse Capone,” to a packed crowd of some 20,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York City Sunday, October 27.
“My father is looking down on me right now… he was a tough guy. But he was legit. And I know my mother’s in heaven. I’m not 100% sure of my father, but it’s close,” Trump said to laughs from the fired-up crowd.
“They’ve weaponized the Justice Department against their political opponent,” the former US president said.
“But he’s looking down at me right now and he’s saying, how the hell did this happen to my son? He’s not a bad person”
Donald Trump’s father, Fred Trump, died from pneumonia. Fred Trump was a successful real estate developer in New York City and passed away on June 25, 1999, at the age of 93.
In four criminal investigations, Trump has been accused of influencing elections, storing confidential documents, and giving porn star Stormy Daniels “hush money.” In May, he was found guilty on 34 counts in the “hush money” case, making him the first president to be convicted on felony charges. Following the election, sentencing was postponed.
In addition to being the target of numerous legal lawsuits, the former president was found guilty of civil fraud in New York and given a $454 million fine. In a civil defamation lawsuit, he was also ordered to pay $5 million to sex columnist E. Jean Caroll.
He has denied any misconduct on several occasions.
