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Donald Trump left his criminal trial on Tuesday and visited a bodega worker cleared of murder for stabbing an ex-con to death in self-defense in his Manhattan store.
The former president headed to Hamilton Heights to speak to Jose Alba, who knifed Austin Simon to death in July 2022, when he jumped the counter in his store.
Trump received a raucous welcome as he arrived at the bodega, with the crowd chanting 'four more years' as the former president joined in.
Charges against Alba were dropped in July by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, who has become a frequent target of Trump's attacks on the campaign trail.
Alba knifed Austin Simon to death in July, 2022, when he jumped the counter in his store
Trump received a raucous reception as he arrived at the bodega on Tuesday, as a crowd chanted 'four more years' at the former president
Alba (right) fled to upstate New York and planned to move back to his home in the Dominican Republic because he feared for his life after he was charged
Alba was attacked by Simon's girlfriend during a vicious spat over a bag of chips, when her she tried to pay $3 but her card was declined.
As Alba and Simon fought, the girlfriend who started the row produced a knife from her bag and slashed Alba in the arm.
The girlfriend was never charged, but Alba was accused of murder in a case that sparked fury across the city.
Alba fled to upstate New York and planned to move back to his home in the Dominican Republic because he feared for his life after he was
