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A$AP Rocky performs at Le Zenith on June 27, 2019 in Paris, France.
- The ongoing detention of rapper A$AP Rocky in Sweden has taken a political tone in recent days.
- President Donald Trump has joined the chorus of voices calling for Rocky's release following his alleged role in a brawl in Stockholm in late June.
- The Swedish government has indicated Rocky will not receive special treatment.
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Rapper A$AP Rocky was arrested in Sweden in early July on a preliminary charge of assault following an altercation that occurred while he was in Stockholm to perform in a hip-hop festival.
There's a growing movement for Rocky's release in the US, which President Donald Trump has endorsed.
Here's a timeline of what's been going on with Rocky and the efforts to see him released from jail in Sweden.
Joe Perticone contributed reporting.