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POP YOUR CORKS, MY TENDER KITTENS!
Now comes the year or years of appeals.
BUT STILL.
The New York Times reports:
Donald J. Trump was convicted on Thursday of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign, capping an extraordinary trial that tested the resilience of the American justice system and will reverberate into November’s election.
Mr. Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records by a jury of 12 New Yorkers, who deliberated over two days to reach a decision in a case rife with descriptions of secret deals, tabloid scandal and an Oval Office pact with echoes of Watergate. The former president sat largely expressionless, a glum look on his face, after the jury issued its verdict.
Sentencing was scheduled for July 11. The felony conviction calls for a sentence of up to four years behind bars, but Mr. Trump may never see the inside of a prison cell. He could receive probation when he is sentenced, and he is certain to appeal the verdict — meaning it may be years before the case is resolved. Still, the jury’s decision is an indelible moment in America’s history, concluding the only one of four criminal cases against Mr. Trump that was likely to go to trial before Election Day.
BREAKING: Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business documents in New York pic.twitter.com/Yq8LWihvRx
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Martha-Ann Alito has lowered her “Stop the Steal” flag to half-mast in anticipation of a Trump guilty verdict.
— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) May 30, 2024
BREAKING: Trump sentencing is set for July 11 at 10 a.m., four days before the Republican National Convention begins.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) May 30, 2024