Trump compares his legal woes to Putin critic who died in prison: ‘A form of Navalny’

Former President Donald Trump equated the legal and political dilemmas he is facing with the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Fox News‘s Laura Ingraham questioned Trump’s take on Navalny’s death during a town hall Tuesday evening. Trump had previously shied away from criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin and did not criticize Putin when responding.

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“Navalny was a very sad situation. And he’s very brave. He was a very brave guy because he went back; he could have stayed away,” Trump first answered. “And it’s a horrible thing. But it’s happening in our country too. We are turning into a communist country in many ways.”

Ingraham continued to press Trump on follow-up questions.

“Do you see yourself as a potential political prisoner in the United States?” she asked. “Because
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