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Donald Trump leaving court after the announcement of the verdict in the Stormy Daniels case on May 30, 2024.
UNITED STATES – A historic day in the United States. Donald Trump was found guilty in the Stormy Daniels affair this Thursday, May 30, a first in criminal proceedings for a former American president. The one who is again in the race for the White House expressed his anger leaving the court.
“The judge was corrupt, it’s a rigged trial, a shame (…). The real verdict will be on November 5 (presidential day, Editor’s note). Everyone knows what happened here (…). We didn’t do anything wrong. I am a very innocent man”Donald Trump said in front of the cameras.
“I fight for my country, for the Constitution. It was all done by the Biden administration. It’s a shame. I will fight until the end. Our country is falling apart”he added, repeating the hate speech he delivers at every meeting: “We have millions of people invading our country right now, prisoners, terrorists, people coming out of asylums. Our country is doing very badly, it’s a rigged decision from day one. »
And to conclude: “We will fight for our Constitution. It’s not over, far from it. » As reported by journalists from New York Times, Just minutes after the verdict, the Trump campaign sent out a fundraising email writing in capital letters: “I am a political prisoner! » His lawyers have also said they intend to appeal.
“No one is above the law,” responded the Biden campaign
“Today is a day of shame in American history. Democrats applaud the conviction of the opposing party leader on ridiculous charges, based on the testimony of a convicted and disbarred (attorney). It was a purely political exercise, not a legal one.”for his part denounced the leader of the Republicans in the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, pointing the finger at Trump’s former ally who became his enemy, Michael Cohen.
On the Democratic side, Joe Biden’s campaign congratulated the verdict. “We saw today in New York that no one is above the law”, reacted a spokesperson, Michael Tyler, in a press release. The president has not yet reacted directly, but posted just after the announcement of the jury a prize pool for his presidential campaign. With the words: “There is only one way to stop Donald Trump from entering the Oval Office: through the ballot box. Donate. »
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