PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen denied violating any rules as she and her National Rally party and two dozen others went on trial on Monday, accused of embezzling European Parliament funds, in a case that has the potential to derail her political ambitions.
Arriving at the court in Paris, Le Pen said she remained confident as “we have not violated any political and regulatory rules of the European Parliament” and vowed to present the judges with “extremely serious and extremely solid arguments.″
Le Pen and other National Rally members casually greeted each other before sitting down in the first three rows of the packed courtroom.
The nine-week trial will be closely watched by Le Pen’s political rivals as she is a strong contender in the race to succeed Emmanuel Macron when the next presidential election takes place in 2027.
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Denies any wrongdoing
Sorry but I don’t care of you’re left or right but that denial is not news, it doesn’t mean anything. No politician would be “oh yeah, that was me!”, so THAT would actually be news. This just “because of course she says that”, wake me up when she’s convicted
Don’t lock her up, fine her and strip her of her French nationality. Can’t let the criminals stay within our borders! Let Belgium have her.
vowed to present the judges with “extremely serious and extremely solid arguments.″
Super duper totally for real arguments that aren’t made up at all. In fact, you’re the liar!
When they get their orders and talking points directly from Russia’s FSB, they don’t have to hire legislative staff to work for their constituents, do research on issues, and solve problems.
They can use the money for political campaigning instead. No wonder they’re successful!
Good thinking! /s
Doesn’t matter where they’re from, or what language they speak, or even particularly what the laws are in your country: The far right are criminals, every single fucking one of them.