Original sentence: " Before the event happened, Strauss-Kahn had stated that he was "worried his political opponent, current French President Nicolas Sarkozy, would try to frame him with a fake rape..."Two weeks before the arrest, Strauss-Kahn had stated, during an unpublished interview, how he could imagine a scenario in which he might be framed for rape.The tactic of being set up for alleged sexual assault has been referred to as "honey trap".Within the first days after the arrest, there was media speculation, particularly in France, that Strauss-Kahn might be the victim of a setup, with a majority of French citizens, according to a poll, believing he was the "victim of a smear campaign
Edited sentence: " One report notes that he had earlier been "worried his political opponent, current French President Nicolas Sarkozy, would try to frame him with a fake rape...".In the first days after the arrest there was media speculation, particularly in France, that Strauss-Kahn might be the victim of a setup, with a majority of French citizens, according to a poll, believing he was the "victim of a smear campaign