‘He was convicted with no forensic proof, no DNA – Donald Trump Jr defends Russell Brand

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By Linda Ikeji
12 November 2026, 10:09 am

Donald Trump Jr. has come to the defence of British comedian Russell Brand following his conviction for rape and sexual assault, suggesting he was targeted because of his Christian faith and support for conservative politics.

The US President’s eldest son made the comments during an episode of his Triggered show on Tuesday, November 10, questioning the circumstances surrounding Brand’s prosecution and the length of his prison sentence.

Brand, 51, was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison on Monday, November 9, after a jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women.

Trump Jr. claimed the evidence used for the verdict was not legitimate and suggested Brand was being punished because of his Christian faith and conservative politics.

‘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 stated.

‘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 added.

He additionally completed his remarks by questioning why Brand’s sentence ran longer than these handed to males convicted in Britain’s grooming gang instances.

Brand’s rape conviction considerations a 21-year-old fan he met backstage at a West London comedy present in 2009 and sexually assaulted at his house, roughly a yr earlier than he married Perry.

Judge Joel Bennathan instructed Brand he had proven a ‘casual and arrogant disregard’ for girls and had develop into a sexual predator as his fame grew.

The decide additionally instructed him his testimony denying he ever touched a lady sexually with out consent was considered one of a collection of lies.