Former President Trump blasted the criminal charges against him brought by the Justice Department, complaining they would keep him away from the campaign trail as he pursues a 2024 White House bid, writes The Hill.

Trump used much of his speech to supporters in New Hampshire to rail against the indictments he is facing in Florida and Washington, D.C., over his handling of classified documents and his attempts to subvert the 2020 election, respectively.

He pinned the blame on President Biden directly, though Biden has largely refrained from commenting on the cases and has maintained he has had no contact with the Justice Department about the investigations into his predecessor.

“How can my corrupt political opponent, crooked Joe Biden, put me on trial during an election campaign that I’m winning by a lot, but forcing me nevertheless to spend time and money away from the campaign trail in order to fight bogus, made-up accusations and charges,” Trump said in Windham, N.H.

“I’m sorry, I won’t be able to go to Iowa today, I won’t be able to go to New Hampshire today because I’m sitting in a courtroom on bull, because his attorney general charged me with something”, - he added.