Putin: Trump’s legal cases reveal “rottenness” of U.S. politics

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday former President Trump’s legal woes reveal the “rottenness of the American political system” and are politically motivated.

Why it matters: Tuesday marked the first time Putin has publicly commented on Trump’s legal woes since the former president was indicted in Georgia in August.

What he’s saying: “As for the prosecution of Trump, for us what is happening in today’s conditions, in my opinion, is good because it shows the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others democracy,” Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum, per AP.

Nice! The USA gets schooled by Putin.  Well, he would know corruption if anybody would.