Trump guilty of falsifying business records in hush money trial

Bill O’Reilly tells NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo that President Joe Biden could knock the wind out of the partisans on both sides.

“We have bitterness, acrimony. We will have violence,” the political pundit said in the aftermath of former President Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts in his New York hush money trial.

Stephen Miller, former White House senior policy adviser, slammed Trump’s guilty verdict.

“This is America’s first ever communist show trial,” Miller told NewsNation host Elizabeth Vargas. “We’ve never had anything like it before in American history, where every observer understood that it was politically based from the beginning, that the only reason Trump was on trial is because he was running against Biden.”

Democratic strategist James Carville believes in the American jury system, believes it worked in the Donald Trump hush money case, and believes the jury got it right.

“In spite of Trump’s constant telling people that he was going to take the stand and defend himself, he offered no defense,” Carville said. “He chickened out.”

Journalist Megyn Kelly and NewsNation host Dan Abrams debate Trump’s guilty verdict. Kelly predicted a guilty verdict and says she believes the jury “followed the instructions that the judge gave them.”

Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee who lost to Trump, indirectly referred to the verdict Thursday and said, “Anything going on today?”

Clinton was speaking at the Vital Voices Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., expects Trump’s case “to be reversed on appeal.” Graham went on to say, in a post on “X,” that the verdict “says more about the system than the allegations.” He said “It will be seen as politically motivated and unfair, and it will backfire tremendously on the political Left.”

Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., posted to “X” on Thursday night that “No one is above the law. The verdict speaks for itself.”

Michael Cohen, former attorney to Donald Trump and star witness for the prosecution in Trump’s criminal hush money trial, said the verdict represents “an important day for accountability and the rule of law.”

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani responded to Trump’s guilty verdict, saying that “Anyone who defends this verdict is a danger to you and your family.”

New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants to assure New Yorkers that the “NYPD stands ready to respond to any and all circumstances, including large-scale protests.”

Adams posted to “X” that while peaceful protests and assembly will always be protected, “we will not be a city of any form of lawlessness.”

Former President Trump posted a video on Truth Social with audio that appears to be from a past rally in which he is speaking about the need to throw out the “sick, political class that hates our country.”

Trump quickly moved to raise funds off his guilty verdict, writing to supporters that he was the victim of an unfair trial and that he would win back the White House with their help.

Trump will probably be able to vote for himself this November, and even as a convicted felon he could hold the office of president of the United States, according to New York and Florida laws and the U.S. Constitution.

The definition of “convicted” has a lot to do with timing.

When it comes to his felony conviction in New York, former President Donald Trump won’t be able to turn to President Joe Biden for a pardon or be able to pardon himself if he returns to the White House.

Former President Donald Trump announced he will hold a news conference Friday at Trump Tower.

The New York court where former President Donald Trump was convicted in his hush money trial Thursday has published the sheet that further details the verdict.

At the heart of the charges were reimbursements paid to Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen for a $130,000 hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels in exchange for not going public with her claim about a 2006 sexual encounter with Trump.

Here’s the verdict sheet, which details invoices, checks and ledger entries.

Alvin Bragg, district attorney for Manhattan, says the defendant was unlike any other in American history.

“The only voice that matters is the voice of the jury. And the jury has spoken,” Bragg added.

Alvin Bragg, Manhattan district attorney, spoke out after Trump’s conviction. He expressed gratitude toward the jury, NYPD and the prosecution involved.

“We should all be thankful for the careful attention that this jury paid to the evidence and the law,” Bragg said. “We arrived at this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes through the courtroom doors. By following the facts and the law without fear or favor.”

“This was a rigged decision right from day 1”: Former President Donald Trump speaks after being found guilty in his hush money trial.

Trump’s team is almost certain to appeal the conviction and will likely ask for the appeal to be expedited because of the upcoming election.

Trump’s sentencing is set for July 11, when Merchan will dictate what restrictions the former president will face, including the possibility of jail time.

It is likely that Trump will still gain the Republican nomination at the convention, set to happen just days after his sentencing, despite being a convicted felon.

The Biden campaign issued a statement on the verdict, declaring the trial showed that no one is above the law.

Biden also called on supporters to turn out in November, noting Trump will likely be the Republican nominee despite being a convicted felon.

Biden also called Trump a threat to democracy and said a second term would mean chaos for the country.

After the verdict was announced, barricades were seen being put up around the courthouse as some outside screamed in jubilation over the verdict, while Trump supporters denounced Biden.

Trump exited the courtroom with his head held high, speaking to reporters and bystanders outside.

The former president called the trial a “disgrace” and blamed President Joe Biden for the case, repeating the rhetoric he has used throughout this trial and the others he is facing.

In an email from his campaign, Trump called the trial rigged and used the conviction to ask for campaign donations from his supporters.

Trump’s sentencing is set for July 11 at 10 a.m. ET. That’s just days before the Republican National Convention is set to begin.

There are multiple options for sentencing, including fines, probation, community service or jail time of up to 20 years.

If Merchan were to sentence Trump to jail, he wouldn’t be going alone. The Secret Service would have to go with him to continue to provide protection.

After jurors announced their decision, Trump attorney Todd Blanche called for an acquittal, saying there is no way a jury could have found Trump guilty without accepting former fixer Michael Cohen’s testimony, which he said was a lie.

Merchan denied the motion.

Former President Donald Trump has now become the first former president to become a convicted felon. That does not keep him from running for president, but what about being elected?

Many voters have said a guilty verdict wouldn’t change their vote, and polling suggests there are some states where a conviction could actually help Trump.

In the unprecedented trial, the former president is facing 34 charges related to falsifying business records.

Here’s the breakdown of what those charges are.

Just before they were set to be dismissed, jurors told Judge Juan Merchan they had reached a verdict and asked for an additional 30 minutes to fill out the form.

Gasps broke out in the courtroom at the news, which comes after two days of deliberation.

Trump was seen sitting stone-faced as his lawyer talked to him, while prosecutors huddled around a table talking after Merchan announced a verdict had been reached.