Former President Trump was found guilty of all charges in State of New York v. Trump, but his legal battle is far from over as he awaits trial dates and a key Supreme Court decision that will determine whether he will need to spend more time in court during the 2024 election cycle.
The former president was found guilty of all charges in the State of New York v. Trump case on Thursday afternoon.
Trump found guilty on all charges in New York criminal trial
After the jury announced their verdict, Trump told reporters he would “fight this to the end” and declared that “it’s not over yet.”
The trial has kept the former US president detained in a Lower Manhattan courtroom and prevented him from campaigning for six weeks.
During the trial, Trump petitioned New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchan to be allowed to attend arguments before the Supreme Court on the issue of presidential immunity and whether special counsel Jack Smith should be granted immunity from prosecution in his investigation into 2020 election interference.
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Mr. Marchan refused his request and was asked to remain in New York while the altercation continued.
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sits in court during his hush money trial in Manhattan Criminal Court, New York City, on May 21, 2024. After nearly five weeks, 19 witnesses, reams of documents, and some salacious testimony, the prosecution against Donald Trump closed its case on May 21, 2024, handing it over to the defense before closing arguments scheduled for next week. (Justin Lane/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
The high court’s decision could be handed down at any time and will have an impact on whether the former president’s trial in relation to Smith’s allegations takes place in its jurisdiction.
Smith charged former President Trump with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct governmental affairs, obstruction and attempted obstruction of governmental affairs, and conspiracy against the rights of the people. The charges stem from Smith’s investigation into whether Trump participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and alleged interference with the results of the 2020 election.
Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges in August in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The Supreme Court’s decision will determine if and when a trial on those charges will take place.
But this is not the only federal lawsuit pending.
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Smith also filed a lawsuit against Trump in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in connection with an investigation into allegations that former President Trump improperly stored classified documents.
Donald Trump and Jack Smith (Getty Images/File) (Getty Images)
Trump has pleaded not guilty to all 37 felony charges brought in the Smith investigation, including knowingly retaining national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements.
As part of the supplemental indictment, Trump was also charged with three additional counts of willful retention of national defense information and two counts of obstruction.
Trump has pleaded not guilty.
But earlier this month, Judge Eileen Cannon, who is presiding over the case, postponed Trump’s trial indefinitely.
The trial was originally scheduled to begin on May 20, but because of the myriad interrelated pretrial issues that “present and will arise in the future,” the judge noted that it would be “impolite and inconsistent with the Court’s duty to give full and fair consideration to the various pending pretrial motions.”
A photo taken at the Supreme Court in Washington on February 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin, File)
Judge Cannon canceled the original May 20 trial date and resumed the trial, stating that he had “resolved the issues before the Court in a manner consistent with the Defendants’ due process rights and the public’s interest in the fair and efficient administration of justice.”
Judge Cannon scheduled the case for a hearing until late July but did not set a new trial date.
It is unclear whether that trial will take place before the November presidential election.
Additionally, in Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump with one count of violating Georgia’s RICO statute, three counts of criminal solicitation, six counts of criminal conspiracy, one count of filing a false document, and two counts of making false statements.
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He pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Willis had proposed the trial begin in August, but it was postponed due to his own disputes over the case.
Willis is defending herself in court after it was revealed she had a romantic relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she recruited into her team to help prosecute President Trump.
A trial date has not yet been set.
Trump is appealing the non-jury civil fraud conviction of New York Attorney General Letitia James, who awarded him $454 million in damages and banned him from doing business in New York for three years after finding that he inflated his assets.
Trump’s bail was reduced to $175 million and he has posted bail, but is appealing the decision.
Trump and his family have denied any wrongdoing and he has argued that his assets were undervalued. His lawyers have argued that his financial statements contain disclaimers and made it clear that banks should do their own valuations.
