President Donald Trump said he spoke with Sweden’s prime minister Saturday about jailed rapper A$AP Rocky and “offered to personally vouch for his bail,” a hollow offer in a criminal justice system that doesn’t include bail. While not an option in Sweden, bail is common in the United States. “Our teams will be talking further, and we agreed to speak again in the next 48 hours!” Trump wrote Saturday after speaking with Lofven. “I understand that President Trump has a personal interest in the case,” the prime minister said before they spoke. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWIn a tweet directed at the U.S. president on Saturday, Bieber wrote “I want my friend out..
Source: thestar July 21, 2019 14:48 UTC