Donald Trump blasts 'rigged trial', says will appeal guilty verdict
The Hindu
Donald Trump launches into attacks on the judge in his criminal trial; says the verdict was illegitimate and driven by politics
Donald Trump launched into attacks on the judge in his criminal trial and continued to undermine New York's criminal justice system on May 31 as he tried to repackage his conviction on 34 felony charges as fuel, not an impediment, to his latest White House bid.
Trump spoke to reporters at his namesake tower in Manhattan on Friday, his return to campaigning a day after he was convicted of trying to illegally influence the 2016 election by falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment to a porn actor who claimed they had sex.
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Trump, as defiant as ever, argued the verdict was illegitimate and driven by politics and sought to downplay the allegations underlying the case.
“It’s not hush money. It’s a nondisclosure agreement, totally legal, totally common,” he said.
In a message aimed to galvanize his supporters, he declared: “If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone."
While the guilty verdict against him and his vow to fight appeared to motivate his base of supporters, including those who began pouring donations into his campaign, it's unclear if any of this will help him with independent voters who will be decisive in the November election.
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