“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary criticized Trump’s hush money trial in New York City, labeling the case as “sheer stupidity” and detrimental to the “American brand.”
O’Leary shared his perspective on the validity of the criminal proceedings during an episode of “Outnumbered” while jury selection is ongoing.
“I have a different take on this case. And I just want to preface my words saying before I comment, I’ve talked about these cases in New York now for months… Every time I bring this up, I get all this Trump stuff. Forget about Trump, okay? We don’t do this in America, but we don’t go after the office of the president with porn star cases,” he said.
“We give a broad swath of latitude. If you’re an ex-president and you murdered somebody, I get it, or been accused of murder… But what is this? This hurts the American brand. I keep saying that,” he continued.
“I was in Geneva last week. 150 countries represented there. Everybody is talking about this saying, ‘What is this porn star thing?’ This is an American president. This is the office of the United States of America’s highest office, and we’re doing this? This is