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Donald Trump at Manhattan criminal court in New York, May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)
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Former President Donald Trump on Thursday was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex. Trump plans to hold a news conference at Trump Tower at 11 a.m. ET on Friday.
The fight over the case is far from over
Former President Donald Trump walks outside of Manhattan Criminal Court after a jury convicted him of felony crimes for falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)
Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts marked the end of the former president’s historic hush money trial.
Now comes the sentencing and the prospect of a prison sentence. A lengthy appellate process. And all the while, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee still has to deal with three more criminal cases and a campaign that could see him return to the White House.
▶ Here’s what else you should know about Trump’s conviction.
Republican lawmakers react with fury and rally to Trump’s defense
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., left and Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, right arrive at a press conference across the street from the Manhattan criminal court, May 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Several Republican lawmakers reacted with fury to Trump’s felony conviction on Thursday, and rushed to Trump’s defense, questioning the legitimacy of the trial and how it was conducted:
- House Speaker Mike Johnson: Johnson said it was a “shameful day in American history” and the charges were “purely political.”
- Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance: Vance said the verdict was a “disgrace to the judicial system.”
- South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham: Graham, who has been one of Trump’s most frequent allies, said, “This verdict says more about the system than the allegations.”
- Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell: McConnell refrained from attacking the judge or jury, saying the charges “never should have been brought in the first place.”
Many GOP lawmakers, including Johnson, visited the courthouse in New York to support Trump during his criminal trial.
Inside the courtroom as Trump learned he had been convicted
History happened in Donald Trump’s criminal trial just as everyone was getting ready to leave for the day.
▶ Here’s what happened inside the courtroom as Trump learned he had been convicted in his hush money case.
Trump to hold a news conference at Trump Tower
Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in his criminal hush money trial.
Just one day after the end of his historic hush money trial, Donald Trump is set to hold a news conference at Trump Tower on Friday morning.
Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex.