Trump rebukes Swedish PM, demands freedom for US rapper ASAP Rocky

The case has seen repeated attempts at intervention by Trump, whose narrow path to reelection in 2020 is in part being made all the harder due to deep unpopularity among black voters.

The 30-year-old rapper was arrested on July 3 along with three other people, following the brawl in Stockholm on 30 June. One of them, the rapper's bodyguard, was later released. Mayers has said he was acting in self-defense and responding to harassment by the plaintiff, a claim with which Trump agreed.

Magnus Stromberg, the plaintiff's lawyer, told AFP his client suffered injuries that were"serious, nasty and he has been in a lot of pain." Mayers' lawyer Slobodan Jovicic told reporters the decision was"expected" and his client maintains his innocence.Live. Love. ASAP,Since his arrest, fans, fellow artists and US Congress members have campaigned his release.

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