President-elect Trump called Friday's hush-money ruling in New York a “sneaky show” in a Friday Truth Social post.
“As the American people have seen, there is no crime, no damages, no evidence, no facts, no law in this 'case,' just a highly inconsistent judge and a disqualified, disgraced, serial All we had was a star witness who was a perjurer and carried out a criminal election “interference,'' the former president wrote. post.
“Today's events were a despicable farce, but now that they are over, we will appeal these meritless hoaxes and restore the American people's faith in our once-great justice system. ”Make America Great Again! ”
New York Judge Juan Marchan, without objection from District Attorney Alvin Bragg, sentenced the Republican to unconditional release, sparing him prison time, probation and fines.
However, the ruling makes Trump the first convicted felon in the White House since he took office on January 20th.
Trump's lawyers unsuccessfully tried to delay Friday's ruling amid a flurry of lawsuits in recent weeks.
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Trump's request to halt his criminal convictions in a 5-4 decision, giving him one last chance to avoid punishment for 34 felony convictions in New York. closed.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court's three liberals in denying President Trump's request. The court's four conservative justices, Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh, dissented.
At an event scheduled for later Thursday at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump said the order highlighted options for future appeals.
“When I read this, I actually thought it was a fair decision,” Trump said. “So we're going to do a little thing tomorrow. They can have some fun with their political opponents.”
A New York jury this spring ruled on 34 charges of falsifying business records stemming from a 2016 hush-money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged affair with Trump during the campaign. Trump was convicted. Prosecutors accused Trump of illegally concealing the payments in an attempt to illegally influence that year's election.
President Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in connection with the incident or the payments.
