CONVICTED — It’s a historic day: former President Donald Trump has just been found guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, making him the first president branded as a convicted felon. The unanimous verdict from a jury of 12 Manhattanites puts an end to a six-week trial in which prosecutors accused Trump of orchestrating an illegal conspiracy to influence the 2016 presidential election. His sentencing is set for July 11, four days before the Republican National Convention is set to begin. The BULLY is finally being held accountable! WELL DONE NEW YORK! PEOPLE ARE CHEERING! Trump lashed out immediately after leaving the courtroom, repeatedly calling the verdict “a disgrace.” “The real verdict is going to be November 5 by the people,” Trump said, referring to Election Day. An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released earlier today shed some light on how the verdict could affect the November election. Two-thirds (67%) of registered voters nationally said a guilty verdict would make no difference to their vote, while 17 percent reported they would be less likely to vote for Trump. Fifteen percent said they would be more likely to vote for him. THANK YOU NEW YORK! NOW SHUT HIM UP! Within minutes of the decision, Trump’s campaign blasted out a fundraising email describing the former president as a “political prisoner,” signaling how the presumptive GOP nominee intends to frame the outcome of the trial. “Friend: Is this the end of America?,” the email said. “I was just convicted in a RIGGED political Witch Hunt trial: I DID NOTHING WRONG! They’ve raided my home, arrested me, took my mugshot, AND NOW THEY’VE JUST CONVICTED ME!” Candidates and officeholders from across the political spectrum were prepared for a verdict, and immediately weighed in with statements. “In New York today, we saw that no one is above the law,” the Biden campaign said in a statement. “Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain. But today’s verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality. There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box. Convicted felon or not, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president. The conviction doesn’t prevent Trump from running for — or serving — as president. He must only meet the requirements laid out in the U.S. Constitution, which don’t speak to the question of criminal convictions. Read more from POLITICO about the verdict and its legal and political aftermath: Donald Trump found guilty in New York hush money trial : As the jury foreperson read the verdict, Trump looked toward the jury box. After the foreperson finished reading the verdict, the former president looked straight ahead, appearing somewhat red in the face . Then, as the jurors individually confirmed that they agreed with the verdict, Trump stared at them. It now falls to the judge, Justice Juan Merchan, to determine Trump’s sentence. Yes, Donald Trump can still be president as a convicted felon: For the first time in history, a presumptive presidential nominee from one of the two major U.S. political parties is a convicted felon. But does Donald Trump’s conviction in the Manhattan hush money case prevent him from running for — and potentially serving — as president? Nope . Donald Trump’s long road of legal troubles may end here : Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts in New York gave way to a stark reality: The former president’s pre-election odyssey through the criminal justice system may have come to an end . Though there are still three criminal cases pending in Washington, D.C., Florida and Georgia, Trump is poised to face voters before he comes close to any trial on the graver charges prosecutors leveled in those cases. And if he wins in November, he may never face those other cases at all. So Trump’s guilty. What happens next? : Donald Trump’s hush money trial might be over, but his time dealing with the New York criminal justice system is far from finished . Trump’s team is sure to appeal the guilty verdict, a process that could stretch on for months or even years. And in the coming weeks, Justice Juan Merchan will deliver Trump’s sentence. At that hearing, Trump could be given the opportunity to vent about the case for the first time in open court. He’ll also have to complete other typical procedural tasks New York state defendants face after conviction. There’s a real possibility Trump can’t vote in November : Donald Trump might not be able to vote for himself come November . As a convicted felon in New York and now resident in Florida, Trump’s ability to cast a ballot there depends on the sentence imposed by the judge in his hush money case — and when or if he completes it. Why Trump’s team thinks he can survive any verdict : Donald Trump’s pollsters have been tracking the impact of his indictments throughout his first trial and, moving to get ahead of events, are arguing that regardless of the verdict in the New York hush-money case, they can spin it in his favor . TAX FRAUD, E. JEAN CARROLL, CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS, GEORGIA RICO CONSPIRACY...It's not over DONALD! THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE MOVE SLOWLY...THE BULLY HAS DELAYED JUSTICE...BUT THANK YOU NEW YORK!
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