Trump takes to Twitter to lobby Sweden to release A$AP Rocky
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By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was charged with assault on Thursday over a street fight, in a case that has drawn international attention. Rocky says that two men began following him and his entourage while he was in Stockholm for a music festival on the night of June 30, eventually leading to a fight. Footage obtained by TMZ shows the rapper throwing one of the men across the street, but he has released video showing his bodyguard telling the men to quit following them.
Swedish prosecutors said on Thursday that Rocky’s actions still constituted a crime “despite claims of self-defense and provocation,”to The Associated Press. The AP reports that Rocky and two other members of his entourage who were also arrested and charged would remain in custody until their trials.
Trump has rallied to Rocky’s cause over the past week at the urging of first lady Melania Trump and Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who have worked with the White House on criminal justice issues. On Saturday, the president
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