The day after the first-ever criminal conviction of a former president has been eventful, to say the least.
Here are some major moments.
Trump said this morning he will appeal the verdict. Speaking from Trump Tower, the same place where he announced his candidacy in the 2016 presidential election and a site frequently mentioned during the trial, he said: “We’re going to be appealing this scam.”
In the speech, which lasted about 40 minutes ,he also blasted the judge, star witness Michael Cohen, District Attorney Alvin Bragg and President Joe Biden, while saying he had wanted to testify in the trial and bringing up concerns about crime in New York. Our correspondent Anthony Zurcher said the remarks appeared to be “more of a venting session” and were reminiscent of his political rallies.
Later in the day, Biden responded to Trump’s speech as part of a nationally televised address from the White House about the Israel-Hamas war. He called for respecting the American justice system and rejected Trump’s allegation that the case was “rigged”, saying: “It’s reckless. It’s dangerous. It’s irresponsible.”
Trump’s presidential campaign said it raised a staggering $34.8 million in six hours following the verdict.
Stock prices for Trump’s media company, which operates Truth Social, plunged when stock markets opened in the morning and then bounced around for most of the day. By late afternoon they were down more than 5%.
Advance Democracy, a non-profit research group, said it had detected a high volume of violent online rhetoric, including calls to hang Justice Merchan, but had not uncovered any concrete plans.
And finally, as Republican anger grew over the verdict, eight conservative senators announced they would no longer cooperate with the White House, pledging to block increases in non-security funding and Biden political and judicial appointees.
Source: Lisa Lambert
D-Ample Newspaper 