Outside the courtroom where former President Trump was found guilty of all charges on Thursday, his critics and supporters reacted passionately, with some taking to Fox News Digital to voice their opinions.
“I’m so happy, that guy’s a piece of shit,” one smiling man told Fox News Digital outside the courtroom.
Speaking to Fox News Digital, one man expressed disappointment that voters would have to choose between Trump and Biden.
“Sadly, we are once again in a situation where there are only two candidates, one is old and the other has already been convicted,” the man said. “I never want to see this political situation in a country I have so much faith in.”
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A man standing in the crowd held up several signs. The first read, “The evidence is clear that Trump is guilty.” The second read, “Let the judging begin.”
“I’m so happy that Donald Trump is finally being held accountable in some way,” one woman told Fox News Digital.
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Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower on Thursday, May 30, 2024, after being convicted of 34 counts of first-degree falsifying business records. (Felipe Ramares for Fox News Digital)
“It had to be a coup attempt for them to even consider going after him.”
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.
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NEW YORK, NY – MAY 30: Former US President Donald Trump appears for his hush money trial in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on May 30, 2024. Judge Juan Marchan issues instructions to the jury as deliberations enter their second day. Former President Trump is facing 34 felony charges of falsifying business records in his first trial in a criminal case. (Photo by Seth Wenig Pool/Getty Images)
The former president spoke to reporters in a hallway outside the courtroom shortly after the jury delivered its verdict.
“This is a disgrace. This is a rigged trial, a rigged trial, a disgrace. A change of venue was not granted,” Trump said. “This district, this area, has a 5-6% approval rating. This was a rigged trial, a disgrace.”
“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.
