
Robert De Niro, Jan. 6 Police Officers Rally for Biden Outside Trump Trial in Manhattan
Published on May 28, 2024
As Judge Juan Merchan hears closing arguments in former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial, actor Robert De Niro and two former Jan. 6 police officers spoke on behalf of the Biden campaign outside the courtroom on May 28. The press conference—hosted by President Joe Biden’s communication director, Michael Tyler—sought to refocus the election narrative on Jan. 6 and the speakers’ fears of another Trump presidency. President Trump maintains that the Biden administration was responsible for his indictment in New York, even though it’s a state-level case. The press conference marked a key moment where President Biden’s campaign took a turn and waded into a trial they had avoided for the past six weeks....
