Passersby outside the New York City courtroom where former President Trump was found guilty on all charges on Thursday evening reacted with a range of emotions.
“I’m very disappointed. I was hoping for an acquittal,” a Trump supporter told Fox News Digital outside the courtroom.
“It’s really sad. I wish this lawsuit had never been filed.”
“It’s time for justice to be served,” another man said, embracing the woman next to him who appeared to be celebrating the news that the former president had been convicted of a felony.
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“I’m so happy to be able to go home now,” said one woman wearing a shirt with Trump’s face and holding a sign in support of his conviction.
Another woman celebrating the verdict outside said the news of Trump’s conviction was “great,” while a woman sitting next to her said it was “great, absolutely fantastic.”
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“Lord, look what they’ve done to your son!” one man cried out to the heavens, holding up a sign that read “Free Father Teresa.”
Mr Trump has previously said that even Mother Teresa was facing charges she “couldn’t beat”.
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In this courtroom sketch, Judge Juan Marchan watches as he attends the criminal trial of Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump, who is charged with falsifying business records to hide money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, at a state courthouse in Manhattan, New York City, on May 30, 2024. (Reuters/Jane Rosenberg)
Trump was convicted on Thursday of all 34 counts of first-degree falsification of business records. Each count carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison. In total, Trump faces up to 136 years in prison.
The former president spoke to reporters in a hallway outside the courtroom shortly after the jury delivered its verdict.
“This is a disgrace. This was a rigged trial, a rigged, disgraceful, rigged trial with a conflicting interest judge. A change of venue was not granted,” Trump said. “This district, this area, has a 5-6% approval rating. This was a rigged, disgraceful trial.”
“The real verdict will be given by the American people on November 5th,” Trump said.
Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
