A New York jury has found Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records to cover up a hush-money payment to a porn star, making him the first former US president to be convicted of a crime.
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Here are some reactions to the historic verdict:
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TRUMP
"This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who is corrupt. ... We'll keep fighting. We'll fight to the end, and we'll win. ... The real verdict is going to be November 5, by the people. They know what happened here. I am a very innocent man."
CAMPAIGN OF PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS
"In New York today, we saw that no one is above the law. Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain. But today's verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality. There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box. Convicted felon or not, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president.
"The threat Trump poses to our democracy has never been greater. He is running an increasingly unhinged campaign of revenge and retribution, pledging to be a dictator 'on day one' and calling for our Constitution to be 'terminated' so he can regain and keep power. A second Trump term means chaos, ripping away Americans' freedoms and fomenting political violence - and the American people will reject it this November."
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN JIM JORDAN, REPUBLICAN OF OHIO
"The verdict is a travesty of justice. The Manhattan kangaroo court shows what happens when our justice system is weaponised by partisan prosecutors in front of a biased judge with an unfair process, designed to keep President Trump off the campaign trail and avoid bringing attention to President Biden's failing radical policies. Americans see through Democrats' lawfare tactics and know President Trump will be vindicated on appeal."
US REPRESENTATIVE ERIC SWALWELL, DEMOCRAT OF CALIFORNIA
"Donald Trump is a convicted felon. This verdict is not a win for any single person. It's a win for an idea. The idea that we all follow the same rules. The rule of law won today."
US REPRESENTATIVE LAUREN BOEBERT, REPUBLICAN OF COLORADO
"As we all knew, this was ALWAYS about election interference and stopping President Trump from winning his rightful re-election to the White House. The American people see through the Democrat games and know this is a sham verdict. We stand with PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP!"
US SENATOR RAND PAUL, REPUBLICAN OF KENTUCKY
"How long can our Republic survive once partisans have taken over the judicial process? This verdict will tragically undermine Americans confidence in impartial justice. A sad day for America..."
US REPRESENTATIVE ADAM SCHIFF, DEMOCRAT OF CALIFORNIA
"Today, twelve ordinary American citizens found a former president guilty of dozens of felonies. Despite his efforts to distract, delay, and deny - justice arrived for Donald Trump all the same. And the rule of law prevailed."
US REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE, REPUBLICAN OF GEORGIA
"This was a sham trial and the clearest example we've ever seen of election interference. I am furious and no American is safe from Democrat political persecution. Joe Biden and the Democrat machine manufactured a legal case against Trump to win an election. I went to New York to stand with President Trump and the American voters will stand with him this November."
DONALD TRUMP JR.
"Such bulls**t."
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