Donald Trump Jr, the US President’s eldest son, has sparked controversy after defending convicted rapist Russell Brand and suggesting the case against him was driven by politics
Donald Trump Jr, the US President’s eldest son, has rushed to the defence of convicted rapist Russell Brand. Trump Jr claimed the British comedian had been “crushed” by a “two-tier justice system”.
On Tuesday (November 10), during an episode of his streaming show, Triggered, on Rumble, the 48-year-old gave a monologue beneath a headline that read “Britain’s Two-Tier Justice Exposed.”
A clip of the monologue was shared across social media, quickly going viral and sparking outrage. Trump Jr claimed the evidence behind the conviction was unreliable and implied Brand was being targeted for his Christian faith and right-wing political views.
“He was convicted, by the way, with no forensic evidence, no DNA, no police report at the time, now decades old, to allegations dating back to 1999,” Trump Jr said.
“So when he was married to Katy Perry, he was one of the most famous actors in the world, no one seemed to have a problem, no one seemed to think he was a rapist then.”
He continued: “But 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.”
Comparing Brand’s sentence to other high-profile cases in Britain, Trump Jr. said, as reported by The Hill: “Now, take a step back and think about what this tells you about a society that seems to decide punishment and sentencing based on who you are instead of what you did.
“The same establishment that lectures America about norms can’t find a consistent sentence for the worst crime on the books.”
“Like I always say, it’s just yet another example of how Britain is falling and failing to uphold any sense of equal justice. And again, the stuff that I’ve read with Russell, they were doing some pretty crazy stuff, and then it went further.
“There were no complaints. Then 27 years later, rape.
“It’s crazy.” Popstar Katy Perry, who was married to Brand for 14-month between 2010 and 2011, said in past interviews that Brand struggled with her global success after her Teenage Dream album.
In 2013, Perry described his behaviour toward her authority on tour as “really hurtful” and “very controlling”.
She also hinted that she initially blamed herself for the divorce until she “found out the real truth”, which she kept “locked in my safe for a rainy day”.
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