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The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump may be convicted of a felony and reside in Florida, a state notorious for restricting the voting rights of people with felony convictions. But he can still vote as long as he stays out of prison in New York state. That’s because Florida defers to other states’ disenfranchisement rules for residents convicted of out-of-state …

Axios reports: Trump lawyer Todd Blanche told CNN Thursday evening after Trump became the first sitting or former U.S. president convicted of a felony that the defense team was “prepared for a conviction” and they would “vigorously fight” by filing motions before Judge Juan Merchan in a couple of weeks. Blanche told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins the legal team would outline …

Mediaite reports: Donald Trump Jr. demoted the United States to “third-world shithole” status on Thursday after a jury in New York convicted his father Donald Trump. Like his son, the elder Trump has spoken of “shithole countries.” As president in 2018, Trump lamented the lack of immigrants coming to the U.S. from places like Norway. “Why are we having all …

Reuters reports: Supporters of former President Donald Trump, enraged by his conviction on 34 felony counts by a New York jury, flooded pro-Trump websites with calls for riots, revolution and violent retribution. After Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime, his supporters responded with dozens of violent online posts, according to a Reuters review of …

Politico reports: Donald Trump is already trying to turn his historic criminal conviction into a campaign cash windfall. Moments after a jury handed down a guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records, Trump’s campaign flipped his website to a verdict-themed fundraising funnel. Trump followed it up by putting out a siren on his Truth Social account calling himself …

You heard J.D. Vance, I don’t know, about 15 minutes ago, say that if Trump is reelected, there needs to be a full investigation of this case: the judge, whether he had any connection to the Biden administration – we know there was a Biden administration connection with the lawyer, Colangelo, doing the prosecution — and whether Soros was involved …

CBS News reports: The minimum sentence for falsifying business records in the first degree is zero, so Trump could receive probation or conditional discharge, a sentence of no jail or up to four years for each offense. Trump would likely be ordered to serve the prison time concurrently for each count, so up to four years, total. In an analysis …

Politico reports: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg begins his press conference by thanking the jury and outlining the work they did throughout the trial, including reviewing call logs, text messages, emails and bank statements, in addition to listening to testimony. “This type of white-collar prosecution is core to what we do at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office,” Bragg says before …

“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 …

“In 2016, the presidential race was decided based on candidates releasing lists of potential Supreme Court nominees. In 2024, I want to see lists of which Democrat officials are going to be put in prison. This is what happens when you cross the Rubicon. The battle within the Republican Party from here on out will be between those who understand …