As he has done in the face of other investigations, Mr. Trump has assailed the long-running Manhattan investigation as part of a campaign of persecution against him.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/us/politics/trump-indictment-2024-election.html

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh assailed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his "nafrat ka bazar" (market of hatred) and "muhabbat ki dukan" (shop of love) remarks, at the BJP’s "gauravshali Bharat" rally in Haryana on Thursday.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/haryana-no-need-for-rahul-gandhis-muhabbat-ki-dukan-rajnath-singh

Francis was speaking at an inter-religious meeting in the Mongolian capital and sharing the stage in an theatre with 10 other leaders - the type of gathering that Francis' conservative critics have assailed in the past.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/index/TOPIX-INDEX-61714390/news/Pope-quoting-Buddha-urges-religious-dialogue-to-fight-fundamentalism-44761418/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230902

Kissinger was assailed on the Republican right for pursuing détente with the Soviet Union during the 1970s.

Source: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/jacob-heilbrunn/henry-kissinger-was-legend-reason-207622

The petitioners, who failed to secure the qualifying marks in the preliminary examination, assailed a June press note issued by the UPSC, which said the answer key would be declared only after the declaration of the final result.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/delhi-high-court-agrees-to-look-into-upsc-applicants-request-for-the-prelims-answer-key