Caitlyn Jenner is leading the fury over Donald Trump’s conviction on all 34 felony counts in his historic hush money trial.
Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential candidate and is set to take on Joe Biden in November’s election.
The verdict could upend the 2024 White House race and prove a pivotal moment in the history of the United States.
‘An outrageous day for America. The entire process has been outrageous, of course. Shame on the state of New York. Shame on the corrupt DOJ,’ Jenner said on X.
Donald Trump Jr. said, ‘Guilty on all counts. The Democrats have succeeded in their years long attempt to turn America into a third-world shithole. November 5 is our last chance to save it.’
The case is the first time a former U.S. President has faced a criminal trial.
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a photo of an upside down American flag – a symbol flown by people at the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio said, ‘The verdict in New York is a complete travesty that makes a mockery of our system of justice.’
‘A political show trial conducted by an openly pro-Biden judge whose daughter makes money off the case, a jury from the most liberal county in America, absurd and ridiculous charges and outrageous jury instructions that guaranteed guilty verdicts. Biden and the Trump deranged left will stop at nothing to remain in power.’
Rep. Ronny Jackson said, ‘This country will NEVER be the same again! A TRULY SAD and PATHETIC day for America. This verdict is an ABSOLUTE DISASTER for ALL Americans!’
‘UNBELIEVABLE!! Biden and the radical left WEAPONIZED the “justice system” in NYC to keep President Trump from coming back to the White House.’
‘LAWFARE! ELECTION INTERFERENCE! True American Patriots know he did NOTHING WRONG. WE WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT! HE WILL BE BACK,’ Jackson said.
The verdict comes after five weeks of dramatic evidence and 22 witnesses being quizzed on the stand.
The 34 charges Trump faces each carry a maximum potential sentence of up to four years in prison. A sentencing date is set for July 11 at 10am ET.
The 12 jurors have sat silently in a New York courtroom as prosecutors made their case and Trump’s lawyers tried to discredit it
Prosecutors told of a plot by Trump to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election by hiding a $130,000 hush money payment by his ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Daniels alleged that she and Trump had sex a decade earlier, which he has denied.
Trump walks to make comments to members of the media after a jury convicted him of felony crimes for falsifying business records
The case featured explosive evidence by Daniels and lifted the lid on the ‘catch and kill’ practices of the National Enquirer tabloid, which bought stories that could be damaging to Trump and suppressed them.
But the actual criminal charges concern something more prosaic – the reimbursements Trump signed for Cohen for the payment.
The reimbursements, paid by Trump in monthly installments, were recorded as being for legal expenses.
Prosecutors say that was a fraudulent label designed to conceal the purpose of the hush money transaction and to illicitly interfere in the 2016 election.
Defense lawyers argued that Cohen actually did substantive legal work for Trump and his family and was paid for it.
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