Trump Follows Up 34-Count Conviction With 30-Minute Free-Association Ramble

In his first major address since being convicted on 34 felony counts, Donald Trump went on a free-wheeling, 30-minute, free-association journey.

Speaking at the base of the escalator in Trump Tower on Friday, the former president reflected on his legal peril and told the fawning crowd, “If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone.”