Donald Trump slammed Judge Juan Merchan and called the hush money trial a "scam" as he left the Manhattan courthouse on Monday, Paralel.Az reports citing CNN.

“This is a scam, I think it’s it’s terrible thing that’s happening to democracy in this country,” Trump said. He then called the case a "rigged deal" and Merchan "conflicted."

He went on to read comments made by his allies regarding the case.

“There’s no fraud here, there’s no crime here," Trump said.