Donald Trump Jr. Defends Russell Brand Following Prison Sentencing: ‘No One Had a Problem With It’

Donald Trump Jr. is the latest celebrity to come to Russell Brand‘s defense.

During the Tuesday, November 10, episode of his Triggered podcast, Don Jr., 48, shared his outrage over the disgraced comedian‘s rape conviction.

“He was convicted, by the way, with no forensic evidence, no DNA, no police report from the time,” Donald Jr. claimed.

Brand, 51, was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison in a London courtroom on Monday, November 9, after being found guilty of raping a woman in 2009, as well as sexually assaulting female TV and radio workers between 2004 and 2009.

What particularly angered him, the son of President Donald Trump said, was how long ago some of the crimes took place, as he offered his theory that Brand’s turn to religion and conservative views led to him being charged so many years later.

“So, when he was, like, married to Katy Perry and was one of the most famous actors in the world, no one seemed to have a problem,” Donald Jr. stressed. “No one seemed to think he was a rapist then.”

He continued, also taking issue with Britain’s sentencing guidelines, “He finds God, I guess, changes his ways, sees some aspects of conservative life and talks about them, and now he’s going to spend 10 and a half years imprisoned for rape, when no one had a problem with it in the prior 27 years.”

Donald Jr.’s comments followed those of Megyn Kelly and Elon Musk, who also publicly weighed in on Brand’s sentencing. Kelly, 55, called it a “political witch hunt” during the Monday, November 9, episode of her The Megyn Kelly Show, while Musk, 55, responded to another user’s post on X that same day, calling the sentence “unjust.”

After the sentencing hearing Monday, Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy turned his attention to the victims, sharing that his thoughts were with the “women who came forward and made this investigation possible.”

“Reporting sexual offenses can be incredibly difficult, and they have shown immense bravery, dignity and resilience throughout what has been a lengthy investigation and challenging trial process,” he added before acknowledging the “deeply traumatic experiences” the victims had to revisit amid the trial.

Furphy said he was hopeful Monday’s sentencing would provide “some measure of closure” and would allow them to “continue rebuilding their lives.”

Brand, meanwhile, denied the charges throughout the trial, maintaining that his past sexual encounters were consensual.