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Red-faced Donald Trump Jr leaps to the defense of convicted rapist Russell Brand in bizarre video

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Nieto, P. (2026, November 11). Red-faced Donald Trump Jr leaps to the defense of convicted rapist Russell Brand in bizarre video. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16284347/donald-trump-jr-defends-russell-brand-rape.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-11 · by Phillip Nieto
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Donald Trump Jr., 48, filmed a video on his MAGA Rumble show defending convicted rapist Russell Brand, arguing that Brand's conviction was due to a "two-tier justice system" in Britain. Brand received a sentence of 10 years and six months for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. Trump Jr. claimed the evidence against Brand was not legitimate and suggested religious bias as part of his defense.
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Russell Brand was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court on November 9, 2026. In a video posted on Rumble, Donald Trump Jr. defended Brand, claiming his conviction was politically motivated due to his recent religious conversion and embrace of conservative views. London police confirmed that new reports from multiple individuals have emerged both during and after the trial, indicating an ongoing investigation by detectives who are currently "triaging" these cases. Additionally, the Crown Prosecution Service is already reviewing two additional rape allegations against Brand. Trump Jr.'s video suggests skepticism about the timing of the allegations and the evidence presented at the trial, which he claims lacked forensic proof such as DNA or police reports from the time of the alleged incidents in 1999.

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- Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter - your guide to what’s rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill Donald Trump Jr. filmed himself red-faced as he leapt to the defense of convicted rapist Russell Brand, telling his fans the British comedian had been crushed by a ‘two-tier justice system.’
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Brand’s father, Ronald, told reporters outside court Monday that the accusers were ‘the girls who chased him and harassed him,’ and said the jury could have been corrupted. London’s Metropolitan Police said Tuesday that more people have come forward with information or reported potential offenses since the verdict.

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- Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter - your guide to what’s rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill Donald Trump Jr. filmed himself red-faced as he leapt to the defense of convicted rapist Russell Brand, telling his fans the British comedian had been crushed by a ‘two-tier justice system.’ asserted
comedian → sign → system
Brand was sentenced Monday at a British court to 10 years and 6 months in prison for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. asserted
Brand → sentence → others
A jury convicted him just days earlier on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women, and cleared him on two further rape counts and one count of attempted indecent assault. asserted
jury → convict → assault
Trump Jr., 48, gave the monologue on his popular MAGA Rumble show beneath a headline that read ‘Britain’s Two-Tier Justice Exposed.’ asserted
Justice → give → headline
The president’s eldest son 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. said. uncertain
Jr. → claim → 1999
‘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. asserted
he → marry → problem
The 1999 allegation Trump Jr. built his argument on is the one charge Brand beat, an alleged rape in a Bournemouth hotel room during the Labour Party conference that the jury threw out. asserted
jury → build → that
Donald Trump Jr. filmed himself red-faced as he leapt to the defense of convicted rapist Russell Brand, telling his fans the British comedian had been crushed by a ‘two-tier justice system' Brand was sentenced Monday at a British court to 10 years and 6 months in prison for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others The president’s eldest son claimed the evidence used for the verdict was not legitimate and suggested Brand was being punished because of his Christian faith Brand’s rape conviction concerns a 21-year-old fan he met backstage at a west London comedy show in 2009 and anally raped at his home, roughly a year before he married Perry. uncertain
he → film → Perry
Judge Joel Bennathan told Brand he had shown a ‘casual and arrogant disregard’ for women and had become a sexual predator as his fame grew. asserted
fame → tell → women
The judge also told him his testimony denying he ever touched a woman sexually without consent was one of a series of lies. asserted
he → tell → lies
Megyn Kelly spent Monday’s edition of her SiriusXM show attacking the same sentence, branding it ‘a political witch hunt against Russell Brand.’ Kelly, who hosted Brand as a guest in April while he awaited trial, told listeners she did not believe the charges and reduced his convictions to groping, kissing and sniffing. asserted
she → spend → groping
Trump Jr. had already defended Brand in 2023, when the first allegations surfaced and Andrew Tate welcomed the comedian to ‘the club.’ asserted
Tate → defend → club
Brand’s father, Ronald, told reporters outside court Monday that the accusers were ‘the girls who chased him and harassed him,’ and said the jury could have been corrupted. London’s Metropolitan Police said Tuesday that more people have come forward with information or reported potential offenses since the verdict. uncertain
people → tell → verdict
The eldest Trump son finished his remarks by questioning why Brand’s sentence ran longer than those handed to men convicted in Britain’s grooming gang cases. asserted
sentence → finish → cases
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