US EditionWhile Awaiting Trial, Rachida Dati Counter-Attack: "We Are Not Trump's America, We Are the French republic..."
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Referred to the court for corruption and passive influence trafficking, Rachida Dati chooses an aggressive defense. This case and other polemics weaken the minister, and her candidacy for the city hall of Paris. ...
When asked about Rachida Dati on Tuesday, the Prime Minister stressed that "respect for the judicial institution" was "a duty of state". In an interview on LCI on Tuesday evening, the Minister of Culture had violently charged the magistrates who sent him to trial for corruption in particular. - Asked about Rachida Dati, François Bayrou recalls that "respect for the judicial institution" must be "a duty of state" (Politics).
The threat of the appearance of the Minister of Culture for corruption in 2026 is likely to affect the municipal campaign in the capital and already weakens her position in the Republicans.
On Tuesday 22 July, the investigating judges referred the French Minister of Culture to the criminal court for corruption. She is suspected of having collected large sums of money for lobbying activities in the European Parliament for the benefit of the Renault-Nissan group. The foreign press describes a judicial case that could upset the French right. But Rachida Dati should not be allowed to do so.
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