Former US President Donald Trump has said court officials “were crying” as he was indicted last week on business fraud charges, in his first interview since the historic arraignment.

Speaking to Fox News, Mr Trump said many of the staff at the Manhattan court “were in tears or close to it”.

The 2024 White House aspirant vowed that even if convicted, he would not drop out of the race.

Last week he pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records, arguing there is no case against him.