Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the courtroom during his trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling, at Paris courthouse, France, December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
PARIS (Reuters) -Former President Nicolas Sarkozy told a French court on Monday that he had never engaged in corruption and that he was the victim of lies.
Sarkozy is on trial for charges of trying to bribe a judge and influence-peddling, among several charges that threaten to cast an ignominious pall over his decades-long political career.
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