Trump Jr. Defends Russell Brand After Rape Conviction, Questions Evidence and Sentence
Donald Trump Jr. has defended British comedian Russell Brand after Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault. On his Triggered show, Trump Jr. questioned the evidence and suggested Brand was targeted for his Christian faith and conservative views. Brand was convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women. Trump Jr. said there was no forensic evidence or DNA and questioned why Brand’s sentence was longer than sentences given to some men convicted in British grooming gang cases. The rape conviction involved a woman Brand met backstage at a comedy show in 2009. The judge said Brand had shown a casual and arrogant disregard for women and described his denial of non-consensual sexual contact as a lie.
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