Boris Johnson defends Donald Trump over 6 January Capitol riots and Ukraine claims
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Boris Johnson has mounted a defence of Donald Trump’s role in the Capitol riots, insisting the former president did not intend to “overthrow the constitution”. And, asked about Mr Trump’s repeated claims that Russia would not have invaded Ukraine had he remained in the White House, Mr Johnson said it is a “credible assertion”. I really do think that’s credible.” Mr Trump has repeatedly touted his “very good relationship” with Vladimir Putin and said he “would never have gone into Ukraine” if he were president. After Mr Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes, Mr Johnson used his Daily Mail column to dub the trial a “machine-gun mob-style hit-job on Trump”.
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