Trump stands by comments about wrongly convicted 'Central Park Five'


  • World
  • Wednesday, 19 Jun 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs for travel to a campaign rally in Florida from the White House in Washington, U.S. June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by claims he made about five men who were wrongly convicted for the brutal rape of a female jogger in New York City's Central Park 30 years ago.

Dubbed the "Central Park Five," the men have faced renewed attention after becoming the subjects of a Netflix miniseries about them.

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