Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of accounting offenses linked to the so-called “hush money”.
On Friday evening, he held a press conference in Trump Tower regarding the verdict, and blamed President Biden.
– This is created by Biden and his people, maybe above all his people, I don’t know how much Biden knows about anything, says Trump.
The so-called “hush money” was paid to people who threatened to leak sensitive information about Trump in connection with the 2016 election, including porn star Stormy Daniels. At the press conference, the former president spoke about the conviction.
– The trial was not fair, says Trump.
Blaming President Biden
According to Trump, “Washington” is behind the verdict and he also took the opportunity to criticize the judge in the case.
– I have had a yipping ban, a president has never had it before. A disgusting yipping ban where I had to pay thousands of dollars in fines and was threatened with prison, says Trump.
He claimed that he is the leading candidate for the presidency and called Joe Biden the “most stupid president we’ve ever had” and that Biden and his staff were behind the verdict.
– This is created by Biden and his people, maybe especially his people, I don’t know how much Biden knows about anything, but he is still president so I have to mention him, says Trump.
The verdict will also be appealed, Trump announced at the press conference.
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Trump’s speech after the verdict: “Marked by a desire for revenge”
Can be sentenced to prison
Trump has previously called it a “rigged and disgraceful trial” and his campaign states that more than SEK 360 million have now been collected in donations.
– I am a very innocent man. And that’s okay. I fight for our country. I am fighting for our constitution. Our whole country is being rigged right now, Trump said immediately after the decision was announced.
The sentence will be announced on July 11 and the former president faces prison, but may also receive a suspended sentence.
The judge will consider Trump’s age, 77 years, the fact that he has no previous convictions and that none of the crimes he is charged with are of a violent nature. The sentence is unique as Donald Trump is the first US president to be convicted of a crime.
The sentence will be appealed, the ex-president announces.
Fact: Three charges remain against Donald Trump
Here is a summary of the three major criminal charges, in addition to the New York case, brought against former President Donald Trump. In addition to them, a number of civil and financial disputes are ongoing. Trump has denied wrongdoing in all cases.
Washington DC
Donald Trump has been indicted for his attempts to have the results of the presidential election annulled. The federal indictment is considered the heaviest of the ongoing lawsuits against him, the four indictments have bearing on the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. If convicted, Trump faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. The investigation has been led by special prosecutor Jack Smith. The Trump side claims that the then-president was only exercising his freedom of speech when speaking about the election results. He has also claimed immunity from prosecution.
Florida
The former president was indicted last summer on 40 counts, mostly related to his handling of classified documents stored at the Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, after his time in the White House. Some charges relate to Trump’s refusal to return material and that he allegedly ordered the destruction of surveillance footage. This investigation is also federal and is led by Jack Smith. The trial is scheduled for May but will apparently be postponed. If Trump is convicted, he risks a maximum of 10 years in prison.
Georgia
The state indictment also includes a charge under Georgia’s Special Extortion Act (called Rico) against 19 people, including Donald Trump. In addition, at least nine other charges have been brought against the former president, mainly for trying to overturn the election results in Georgia. At the center is the phone call Trump made to state election official Brad Raffensperger after the 2020 presidential election, where he was asked to “find the 11,780 votes” required for Trump to defeat Joe Biden. Trump, who claims he has done nothing wrong, faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.
Source: TT