Mr Trump is now addressing the 34 criminal charges laid in New York, quipping that they were levelled against him during a quick trip to a city that used to be great. He called the indictment "ridiculous".

"They can't beat us through the ballot box so they try to beat us through the law," he says, again blaming the "radical Left" and claiming the charges were an attempt to interfere with his election hopes.

He also appears to to be giving the judge who oversaw his arraignment short shrift. Judge Juan Merchan warned Mr Trump against his use of inflammatory rhetoric in court today. Mr Trump tells supporters he had a “Trump -hating judge”.

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