Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial verdict live updates: Ex-prez vows to appeal conviction
Former president Donald Trump slammed the “rigged” trial at a press conference Friday at Trump Tower in Manhattan following the shocking guilty verdict Thursday in which an NYC jury convicted him of 34 criminal charges of falsifying business records♊ in 🦩a scheme to influence the 2016 presidential election.
Trump, 77, vowed to appeal, saying he’s “honored” by the legal battle and that “we’re fighting for our Constitution.”
The charges were related to a $130,000 “hush money” payment his former “fixer” lawyer Michael Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels to silence her about an alleged one-night stand with Trump.
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