Senate Republicans pan Trump convictions: ‘Real verdict will be Election Day’
Senate Republicans on Thursday broadly denounced former President Trump’s conviction for falsifying business records, calling it a “disgrace” and a “sham” and arguing that the true sentence will come in November. Republicans were quick to criticize the verdict after the jury found Trump guilty on all 34 charges. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who is seeking […]
Trump Guilty Verdict ‘Going to Massively Backfire on the Democrats’
On CNN on Thursday, CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings predicted that Republicans will have the advantage in this election cycle after a Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 charges. A former Bush administration official said the ruling would have a “huge backfire” on Democrats by galvanizing Republican support and encouraging […]
‘Free Father Theresa’: Trump supporters and critics sound off on Trump’s guilty verdict
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 […]
Donald Trump Blames Joe Biden for Guilty Verdict
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed President Joe Biden over his criminal conviction, calling it a “fraudulent decision” and a deliberate political attack designed to “hurt” his opponent. Constitutional law scholar Jonathan Turley told Fox News that the decision would likely be overturned in either state or federal court. The jury found Trump guilty […]
Cohen says Trump hush money verdict 'exactly what America needs right now'
Michael Cohen on Thursday celebrated former President Trump’s guilty verdict in his hush money trial, arguing that accountability is “exactly what America needs right now.” “34 charges, one after the other, we have been found guilty. This is accountability and this is exactly what America needs right now. We need to hold all those who […]
Trump Guilty Verdict ‘Sweet Vindication of the Rule of Law’
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said on MSNBC’s “Alex Wagner Tonight” on Thursday that the conviction of former President Donald Trump in the New York business documents trial was “a stunning vindication of the rule of law.” “I’m very proud of this case because I feel it’s a beautiful vindication of the rule of law, the […]
Trump adviser on Hogan's verdict remarks: You just ended your campaign
Chris LaCivita, an adviser to former President Trump, said former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (Republican), who is running for Maryland’s next Senate seat, ended his campaign with comments he made before the ruling in the former president’s hush money lawsuit. Minutes before Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, was found guilty of all 34 felony counts […]
Trump judge needs to direct a ‘not guilty’ verdict today: Sen. Tom Cotton
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., provides analysis of Judge Merchan’s handling of Trump’s New York criminal trial as closing arguments … source
‘Guilty on all counts’: how the world’s media reacted to the Trump trial’s historic verdict | Donald Trump
“Guilty on all counts” read the newspaper headline. Guardian Donald Trump made headlines on Friday after being found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his historic hush money criminal trial. It took jurors less than 12 hours to reach a verdict in the unprecedented first criminal trial of a sitting or […]
Biden-Harris campaign immediately fundraises off Trump’s guilty verdict
The Biden-Harris campaign quickly began fundraising following former President Trump’s conviction, urging supporters that the legal blow to the Republican front-runner would not be enough to block him from reaching the White House. “Biden HQ” said in a text message to supporters on Thursday that “despite the jury’s guilty verdict today against Donald Trump, there […]