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Donald Trump Jr. claimed comedian Russell Brand was convicted of rape and sentenced to more than a decade in prison because of his religious conversion and embrace of conservative political views, according to a video posted to Rumble on Tuesday.
Speaking after Brand’s sentencing at Southwark Crown Court for rape and sexual assault, the 48-year-old son of President Donald Trump argued that the prosecution was politically motivated.
“He finds God, I guess, changes his ways, sees some aspects of conservative life, and talks about them, and now he's going to spend 10 and a half years in prison for rape when no one had a problem with it in the prior 27 years,” Trump Jr. said.
He questioned the timeframe of the allegations, which date back to 1999, as well as the evidence presented during the trial. However, London police confirmed following the verdict that detectives are currently “triaging” a fresh wave of reports from several new people who have come forward during and after the trial, while the Crown Prosecution Service is already reviewing two additional rape allegations.
“He was convicted, by the way, with no forensic evidence, no DNA, no police report from the time now decades old, on allegations…
