Trump guilty on all 34 counts in hush money trial, in historic first for a former U.S. president

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Published Thu, May 30 2024 4:38 PM EDT Updated Moments Ago


A New York jury on Thursday found former President Donald Trump guilty of all 34 felony charges of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels by his then-personal lawyer before the 2016 election.

Trump is the first former U.S. president to be found guilty of any crime. His sentencing was quickly scheduled for July 11 at 10 a.m. ET.

Trump, who is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, faces a maximum possible sentence of four years in prison for each count. Trump's demeanor did not change during the reading of the verdict. His son Eric Trump looked angry after the jury foreman repeatedly said "guilty" to each count as it was read.

The 12-member jury deliberated less than 10 hours over two days before sending out a note to Judge Juan Merchan saying they had reached a verdict. Before the announcement, Trump, his lawyers, prosecutors and reporters expected the jury to be dismissed for the day at 4:30 p.m.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/30/trump-trial-verdict-hush-money.html

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Published Thu, May 30 2024 4:38 PM EDT Updated 4 Min Ago


A New York jury on Thursday found former President Donald Trump guilty of all 34 felony charges of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels by his then-personal lawyer before the 2016 election.

Trump is the first former U.S. president to be found guilty of any crime.

Trump's demeanor did not change during the reading of the verdict. His son, Eric Trump, looked angry.

This is developing news. Check back for updates.

Trump guilty in hush money trial of all 34 felony counts

Published Thu, May 30 2024 4:38 PM EDT Updated Moments Ago

A New York jury on Thursday found former President Donald Trump guilty of all 34 felony charges of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels by his then-personal lawyer before the 2016 election.

Trump is the first former U.S. president to be found guilty of any crime.

This is developing news. Check back for updates.

Trump trial jury reaches verdict in hush money case


Published Thu, May 30 2024 4:38 PM EDT Updated 1 Min Ago


A jury has reached a verdict Thursday in the criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump in New York. The 12-member jury sent out a note to the trial judge at 4:20 p.m. ET.

"We the jury have a verdict. We would like an extra 30 minutes to fill out the forms if that'd be possible," the note said, according to Judge Juan Merchan, who read it out loud in the courtroom. /Jurors deliberated less than 10 hours over two days before sending out the note. Before the announcement, Trump, his lawyers, prosecutors and reporters expected the jury to be dismissed for the day at 4:30 p.m.

Trump was sitting in the courtroom with his arms crossed and a resigned look on his face minutes after the announcement was made. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr., whose office is prosecuting Trump, entered the courtroom after the note was sent out.

Trump, 77, is charged in the case with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels by his then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen before the 2016 election.

Published Thu, May 30 2024 4:38 PM EDT Updated Moments Ago


A jury has reached a verdict Thursday in the criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump in New York.

The 12-member jury sent out a note to the trial judge at 4:20 p.m. ET saying they had reached a verdict after less than 10 hours of deliberations. The jurors asked for 30 minutes to complete the verdict forms.

Before the announcement in the courtroom, Trump, his lawyers, prosecutors and reporters expected the jury to be dismissed for the day at 4:30 p.m. Judge Juan Merchan had said he planned to send the panel home then. Trump was sitting in the courtroom with his arms crossed and a resigned look on his face minutes after the announcement was made.

Trump, 77, is charged in the case with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels by his then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen before the 2016 election.

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Published Thu, May 30 2024 4:38 PM EDT


A jury has reached a verdict Thursday in the criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump in New York.

Trump, 77, is charged in the case with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels by his then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen before the 2016 election.

The verdict in Manhattan Supreme Court came on the second day of deliberations after jurors heard readbacks of testimony by Cohen and former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, as well as portions of legal instructions they received Wednesday from Judge Juan Merchan.

Trump is the first former U.S. president to be charged with a crime.

[RobertDevereaux]

1. " Merchan says the jury needs another 30 minutes to fill out the forms."

As of Five mins ago.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thanks for that info. Whew! nt

[bucolic_frolic]

4. *GULP* How long? Two days?

Seems fast.

[BWdem4life]

6. that means they are not deadlocked

and it will beat the "friday news dump"

[LiberalFighter]

64. The prosecutor presented a good closing.

They had the witnesses and evidence to support it.

[BWdem4life]

5. omg omg omg omg omg omg omg

[Delphinus]

8. I know ...

I'm quite nervous at this moment; afraid to find out what they say.

[Marthe48]

17. you can go the whole 34 counts!

onmg, omg, omg!

[Dulcinea]

97. From the NYT:

"He is the first American president to be declared a felon, a stain he will carry as he seeks to regain the presidency."

Fuck off, Dolt 45. YOU LOSE. AGAIN.

[Dulcinea]

168. I love the headline from the Queens Daily Eagle!

"Queens Man Convicted"

[Deminpenn]

7. That was pretty fast

considering on Wednesday most of the morning was taken up by jury instructions, then the notes asking for transcripts of Pecker and Cohen and to hear part of the instructions again. Again this morning, the jury heard all the information and pages 6 thru 35 of the jury instructions, then they had lunch. A rough estimate is about 5 or 6 total hours spent in actual discussions.

[Marthe48]

22. damning evidence

well presented by the prosecution

[Deminpenn]

30. Agree

The jurors must have been unanimous on their first straw vote and the notes asking to hear the testimony and the instructions were just to cross t's and dot i's

[onetexan]

50. Yep. Pecker's was the stronger, more damning testimony

Than Cohen, though it was Cohen who tied all the loose ends up as the consigliere. While i did expect a guilty verdict i was thinking delibs wld take much longer. Evidence was overwhelming indeed.

[Bayard]

9. EEEEKK!!

I can't stand the suspense!

[Mz Pip]

10. I feel sick

The suspense is killing me.

[oldsoftie]

11. GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS. Hilarious.

[beaglelover]

13. Wow, I can't believe it!

[DeeDeeNY]

14. Yes!!

All 34 Counts Guilty!

[onetexan]

148. 34 for 45!! 😁

[Dulcinea]

90. It's a great day for justice!

I was saying to my daughter that the jury came back pretty quickly & that meant Dolt 45 would be found guilty on at least some of the counts. All of them! Excellent!

[Hikerchick57]

129. It's mojito time!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. Guilty!!!

[SoFlaBro]

15. Jumping Jesus shitballs. Holy motherfucking shitstains!! Piss on a pine cone!! Got that fuckface Orange Turd.

[Ponietz]

70. He's eating shit and dying as we speak

[SoFlaBro]

72. Not necessarily in that order.

[onetexan]

86. if we're lucky he'll pop a vein & drop morte

[sheshe2]

76. Oh come on, don't hold back.

Tell us how you really feel!

[SoFlaBro]

81. I can be quite shy when elated.

[sheshe2]

114. Lol 😂 I'm so excited 😆

[onetexan]

122. LOL

[SoFlaBro]

131. I can't believe that Stormy Daniels was the hero we all fucking needed!!

[sheshe2]

137. She brought down the house!

[sdfernando]

128. In the immortal words of one Capt. Kirk.

Don't mince words SoFlaBro, tell me what you really think

[SoFlaBro]

165. Orange Bastard getting ready to learn how to make toilet wine in prison. Glorious!!

[TeamProg]

16. Awesome !!

[Pluvious]

18. Thank You New York !!

It's just so f'n delish that it was New Yorkers taking him down, and all due to his vile ways with a woman - she has secured herself into our country's history

[mountain grammy]

19. YES, YES, YES!!!!

Thank you Jury!

Lock him up!

[Deminpenn]

20. Awesome

[Bayard]

21. WOOT! WOOT! WOOT!!

The dogs are barking because I'm jumping up and down and squealing!

[IronLionZion]

23. Twice impeached, convicted on porn star hush money,

douchebag is making history all over the place

[Delmette2.0]

62. 34 counts of fake business documents to hide another

crime. 34 felonies, 4 years each, possible maximum sentence 136 years.

[NanaCat]

84. He won't be going to jail

You might as well prepare for that.

[OhioTim]

99. Probably True

No previous convictions, all low level felonies.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

110. It's not just gonna be a staycation.

Copy/Paste from another comment

The entire rest of his life is gonna be controlled by others. No more flying off to Monaco or cheating on golf. He's gonna have to stay home. Every day. Until he dies. Every day. No unsupervised trips. Visitors will also be searched, must be identified and logged and for a limited time daily. His home will be regularly searched and tossed. Unannounced searches. Food might be better but he has to pay for it. If he's wiped out financially, he'll lose Marbled Legos.

Not good enough, but it's the start we got.

[IronLionZion]

93. I wish

but I doubt he'll get much if any prison time. Sentencing should be very interesting.

[calimary]

103. Probably some version of house arrest.

Seems to me it should AT LEAST be that. Although actual jail or prison time would be EXTREMELY well-deserved!

[IronLionZion]

115. Mayor Adams confirmed that Rikers is prepared to process him for incarceration

if he does get some time. A perp walk in cuffs would be great. He'd be isolated from other prisoners and have secret service protection.

But more likely some sort of house arrest. I wish he would be ineligible to run for president. His supporters would absolutely try to "make history" by electing a convicted felon.

[CTyankee]

166. I just love Mayor Adams. He is one cool mayor, which you have to be to be Mayor of NYC...

[IronLionZion]

172. Mayor Adams' platform was tough on crime

and the most high profile criminal now is Donald J. Trump

[CTyankee]

177. I am confident Mayor Adams is not impressed/afraid of Trump or his minions...

[onetexan]

167. Glenn Kirshner said he thinks Judge Merchon w give him some amount of incarceration. I certainly hope so.

[IronLionZion]

173. I hope so. Even for a short while would be great

and it would keep him off the campaign trail. He can pretend to be like Nelson Mandela or Bobby Sands or something, running for office from prison

[cstanleytech]

174. What the absolute minimum he can get though because I'm thinking he'll get that or he'll get paroled.

[IronLionZion]

175. He won't have good behavior, so it will be fun to have him argue in front of a parole board

as he spews insults and threats at them.

[cstanleytech]

176. Not if he's sentenced to parole.

[BlueAllTheWay]

125. Don't forget he was found guilty of sexual abuse

In the Jean Carroll case. The guy is a Criminal, a Fraud, a Con Man, a Liar, and a Rapist!

[IronLionZion]

149. All of that qualifies him for the GOP candidate for president

But I still retain hope that enough voters will vote against him in the general election and against the idiotic party that enabled his crimes and covered them up.

[AZLD4Candidate]

155. That was civil. Can't be guilty in civil, only legally responsible. Different standard

Civil has no guilty or innocence, just legally responsible or not legally responsible.

[TeamProg]

24. So, I guess we'll all see if his supporters are going to "riot in the streets" like TSF was claiming. nt

[birdographer]

34. I was just thinking that.

And what about the cult members who were standing outside yesterday weeping and sobbing and rending their garments because their Lord was on trial? Maybe they will go to Mar-a-Lardo and fall on their spears or something.

[TeamProg]

25. TSF is blaming Biden again eventhough this is a NY State conviction. Time for Biden to speak out. nt

[lucca18]

26. Yes. What. A. Wonderful. Day. 😍👏 Cheers!🍷

[FoxNewsSucks]

27. LOCK HIM UP!!! LOCK HIM UP!!! LOCK HIM UP!!!

[SunSeeker]

28. Now let's see if he gets jail time for THIRTY FOUR FELONIES.

Lock him up in Rikers!

[Novara]

29. WHOO FUCKING HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[TeamProg]

31. Ha ha!

[hay rick]

32. It was rigged I tell ya. Rigged.

Buckle up. You're going to be hearing that a lot.

[TeamProg]

33. TSF's lawyers had every chance to remove any Juror they did not like.. All was done correctly. GUILTY. nt

[republianmushroom]

35. surprised but delighted.

More faith in NY's justice system than the crooked federal justice system.
40 months and counting (includes foot dragging)

[BumRushDaShow]

41. LOL

(no "pardon" for this state case )

[slightlv]

36. Sentencing on July 11 at 10am ET

4 years for each count would make it 136 years! (LOL)

Hubs said they'll probably run them consecutively, meaning 4 years total (maybe).

Any bets on whether his "free on bail" at this point means he's going to run to Dubai or Moscow?

[Ponietz]

68. change "consecutively" to "concurrently"

and party on slightly!

[slightlv]

74. you're right..,.

hubby had it wrong and I didnt catch it. Thanks!

I'll party with "concurrently"....!!!!!

[wnylib]

121. Almost guaranteed no jail time. He is a presidrntial candidate

and, although the conviction is for multiple felony counts, they are not major crimes like murder.

My guess is fines for each count plus probation. The fines should be maximum on each count, IMO, but probably won't be.

No part of the sentence will be carried out until the appeals process is finished. That will take us past election day.

[slightlv]

130. Maybe I'm just high on elation...

right now, but I'm not ready to say he'll not get jail time. I'm still going to hold out hope!

I do agree about the appeal, obviously. That's a given. The man sues at the drop of a hat. Whether it'll be accepted on any grounds HE alludes to or not, is something else. I'm of the opinion that an appeal is not an automatic thing in NY for him. I do agree the whole thing will take us past election day.

But we DO have multiple convictions now for a freaking candidate, and I can't help but believe that will work in OUR favor come election day!

[wnylib]

138. I think that we should enjoy our elation today and

for the next few days.

But then we will need to get to work on the Biden campaign. These convictions will energize Trump supporters to get out and vote under the rallying cry that the trial was political persecution. They will react to it the same way that we react to the overturning of Roe.

So, today we enjoy the big news. Then we buckle down to elect Biden.

[Backseat Driver]

37. Why is he walkiing free out the courtroom?

No consequences? Not even giving up a passport? His Chubb-provided bond was for contempt of court for violating a gag order, no?

No consequences for 6 weeks?

[NanaCat]

94. You don't get locked up right away

For cases like this.

Really.

Sentencing will be later, and will probably be probation, anyway.

[wolfie001]

38. Worldwide Message!!!

[cloudythescribbler]

39. $64Zillion Question -- how much difference will that make to the undecided or the already weakly pro-Trump vote?

The man (DJT) says and does things that no reasonable person would EVER vote for, against any halfway-decent alternative, which Biden certainly is (and much better than he gets credit for).

So I am unsure whether this totally disqualifying news (which would normally have a major party find a new candidate, even at this late date) will significantly change the polls, especially when DJT inevitably appeals. Polls say that a number of voters have SAID this is a red line for them but, as Clemenceau said about Wilson's 14 points -- "We shall see"

[Joinfortmill]

44. A lot, I think.

[Joinfortmill]

40. Thank you, NY!!!

[ShazzieB]

42. DONALD J TRUMP IS NOW A COMVICTED FELON!!!!

Can you believe it? I am over the moon!

[SorellaLaBefana]

108. From the Shovel: Extra from Home Alone 2 Found Guilty of Fraud

An un-named extra in the 1992 film Home Alone 2 has been found guilty by a New York jury of falsifying business documents.

The man, believed to now be in his 70s, has just one line in the film – “Down the hall and to the left” – which is coincidentally the same words that officers will use when showing him to his prison cell in the coming weeks...

https://theshovel.com.au/2024/05/31/breaking-extra-from-home-alone-2-arrested/

[RussBLib]

43. A toast!

To the courageous jurors, and all the people involved in the realm of justice!

Salud!!

[BadgerMom]

63. Cheers!

AND

?si=72VEXOXq6lpCoH_j

But, I have to admit, I have Georgia on my mind.

?si=1PYRSa_mD-G4MOcN

[SouthBayDem]

45. While it is a good day for the country,

I do worry about the future lives of the jurors.

[jpl166]

46. And now he can't vote in many states, including FL

https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/felony-disenfranchisement-laws-map

[yardwork]

79. Oh that's hilarious.

[NanaCat]

111. Not true.

Read the map more carefully. Florida is orange on that map, which means SOME people with felony convictions cannot vote. NOT ALL.

A felony conviction in another state makes a person ineligible to vote in Florida only if the conviction would make the person ineligible to vote in the state where the person was convicted.

https://www.usvotefoundation.org/voting-rights-restoration/florida

And in New York, you can have a felony conviction and vote if you are on probation, but not if you're in prison. I hate to break it to you, but it's exceedingly likely that this traitor gets probation, not a prison sentence.

https://www.nyclu.org/resources/know-your-rights/voting-criminal-record

Probation means he can vote in Florida.

[bluestarone]

145. Yea, and we all know why he's not a felon in Florida.

Cannon ring a bell?

[BlueKota]

47. Did Anyone Else Belt Out

Happy Days Are Here Again or was it just me? Never been so happy to be wrong in almost all my life! I thought sure we'd get a hung jury.

[calimary]

92. I just got up and danced like a crazy woman!

While pumping my fists with mad, passionate JOY!!!

[BlueKota]

127. Such a great day!

[calimary]

139. And then I ate some chocolate fudge from the Brigittine monks!

A very delicious celebratory move if I do say so myself!

I just might go get some more…

[calimary]

141. I wonder if that means they work with holy cows?

Heck, I‘ve been shouting “Holy Cow” since the verdict was announced!

[sop]

48. From now on the media can refer to Trump as a "convicted felon."

[calimary]

142. Why can't I rec this another 99 times?

For an even hundred!

[mn9driver]

49. He is now ineligible to vote in his state of residence, Florida.

[NanaCat]

113. He can vote if he gets probation.

Really.

Florida allows felons to vote if the state where they were convicted will allow them the vote. In New York, convicted felons serving probation can vote.

It's extremely likely that he will get a probated sentence.

[GiqueCee]

51. YAHOOIE LOOIE!

The South End of a Northbound Yak is goin' DOWN!

I don't think the 14th Amendment can be applied in this case, and, as astounding as it may seem, I'm not sure that 34 felony convictions can prevent him from still running for president. How fucked up is THAT?!!?

Well, let's savor the schadenfreude while we can; the appeals process will be long and arduous.

[GreenWave]

52. 34 of 34, shades of Joe Dimaggio!

[Johnny Noshoes]

53. GOT YOU YOU BASTARD !!!!!

[Callalily]

54. I raise my glass of wine to the brave and thouough jurors!

I am elated, as is the rest (or most) of the country.

[AKwannabe]

60. Cheers!

Muscato Prosecco

🍷 🍷 klink (like a jail cell door)

[hermetic]

55. omg!! YAY, FINALLY, HAVEN'T BEEN THIS HAPPY IN AGES!!!

BEST NEWS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Vogon_Glory]

56. I hope another bit of American exceptionalism is on its way out

Several Latin American countries have not only tried but JAILED some of their crooked ex-presidents. I hope that the judge and jury follows through and we do the same.

[Ponietz]

73. Hats off to Peru, especially

[Vogon_Glory]

85. Should someone send Donnie a little Peruvian flag?

Assuming he’d understand the significance?

[Martin68]

160. American exceptionalism has always included the rule of law.

[Vogon_Glory]

170. It used to

I personally believe that there was always a tone of racism lying underneath it, that the civil wars, the coups d’etat, the corruption, and the replacement of rule of law by dictatorship was something a lot of Americans in and out of ruling circles believed was at least partially caused by the Latin Americans being (supposedly) inferior brown people and not of European descent. This strand began to gather more strength while Dubya was President (Although to give Dubya credit, he opposed it), then came into full flower when Donald John began running for president. This strand is still very much there and is likely to linger in Republican voter psychology for decades to come.

That Latin American countries can and do occasionally prosecute and even jail crooked ex-presidents is something I don’t think little MAGAs want to think about.

[Martin68]

178. EXceptionalism is by definition a biased view of history and culture, seasoned with a lot of hypocrisy.

You are absolutely correct about the racism inherent in American exceptionalism. As there was in British exceptionalism, French exceptionalism, Japanese exceptionalism, and probably every country with a similar theory of superiority. When I lived in Liberian bush for two years, I was shocked to find out that the people of my small village didn't trust and felt superior to the people in the next village down the road. It appears to be a deep-seated instinct in humans that can only be softened through education.

[70sEraVet]

57. I guess there will be no champaign in the Kremlin tonight!

[iluvtennis]

58. It's a HAPPY day for me - YASSSS!!

1964 is still apropos in 2024.

[FakeNoose]

59. Thank you New York! You're the GREATEST STATE!

[Glamrock]

61. Hell to the yes!

?si=_374VR0NUr74p-e-

[Talitha]

65. "guilty on all 34 counts" - - Damn, that sure sounds great!!!!

Enjoy your evening, everyone!

[Attilatheblond]

66. Take him into custody. Hold the CONVICTED loser boy in jail pending sentencing.

If ever there was a flight risk....

By the way, does this mean he can't vote for himself in November?

Edited to add: yeah, I know, Wishful thinking on my part, but OH, make him stay put.

[NanaCat]

119. It's a non-violent felony conviction

So no, he won't go to jail pending sentence.

His right to vote hinges on if he goes to jail, or if he gets probation.

[William769]

67. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now.

[joshcryer]

69. This is just the beginning btw, wait until the electoral fraud trial goes in.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

71. Maddow Blog-Jury finds Donald Trump guilty in hush-money trial on all counts

During his political career, Donald Trump has racked up an amazing number of firsts. Now, he's the first former president to be found guilty of felonies.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jury-finds-donald-trump-guilty-hush-money-trial-counts-rcna154784

During his relatively brief political career, Donald Trump has racked up an amazing number of firsts. The Republican is, for example, the first president to be impeached twice. He’s also the first candidate to ever win the presidency despite never having served the public in any way.

Trump is the first former president to have been liable for sexual abuse. He was the first president to get caught overseeing a fraudulent charity. And a fraudulent university. And a business that was found to have repeatedly committed fraud.

In 2021, Trump became the first president to deny his successor a peaceful transition of power in the wake of his defeat. He was similarly the first president to try to hold onto power in defiance of election voters......

The presumptive GOP nominee can now add a new first to the list: Trump is the first former president to be found guilty of multiple felonies. My MSNBC colleague Jordan Rubin explained:

Donald Trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. ... Trump’s sentencing will happen at a later date. Incarceration is not mandatory in this case. For each count, Trump could just be fined or receive a maximum sentence of up to 4 years (though under such a sentence he could still be released in closer to a year).

An NBC News report confirmed that Judge Juan Merchan ordered a sentencing hearing to begin at 10 a.m. on July 11. The Republican National Convention is scheduled to begin on July 15.

Link to tweet

[flashman13]

75. There will be Dancing in the Streets!

[NanaCat]

77. CONVICTED FELON Fuckface!

Finally!

I don't make it a habit around here to curse, but bloody hell, this occasion calls for it.

CONVICTED FELON Fuckface!

[3Hotdogs]

78. As an old friend use'ta say,

This tickles my scrotum.


And as my students would say, "Fuck 'im up."

[bucolic_frolic]

80. Is SCOTUS listening?

NYC is not some podunk DA and hillbilly jurors.

[calimary]

82. THANK YOU for adding the NYTimes front page.

I'd been looking for that visual! One to be saved, for sure!

[BumRushDaShow]

89. ...

[ismnotwasm]

83. Lolololol

Guilty as fuck

[Hermit-The-Prog]

87. Every where traitortrump goes he should hear 34 times, "Guilty!"

[CapnSteve]

88. Oh YEAH!

The People: 34, Donnie: 0

Democracy wins! All Republicans need to have this albatross hung around their necks. Cue the blue tsunami!

[Hassler]

91. Don the Con guilty on all charges confirm

He is America's Biggest Loser.

[Bengus81]

96. Trump fought the law and the law won..........

LOCK HIS ASS UP!!!!

[Buzz Fledderjohn]

95. Trump was able to win a popular vote!

The trial obviously was rigged, not to mention a disgrace.

[SorellaLaBefana]

98. One of those times one is *HAPPY* to have been wrong!!

Was certain it would end with a hung jury (as only would have taken ONE)!

I do not know if I would have had the courage these jurors have shown.

[Demobrat]

118. That's what I thought too.

1-2 holdouts who saw themselves as saviors would hang it up. So glad they all just considered the facts.

[myohmy2]

100. oh boy...

...now he's really going to be mad...

...lost again...

[BumRushDaShow]

109. In other words

myohmy...



(been wanting to do that to you! )

[myohmy2]

156. oh my...

...

...

[MarineCombatEngineer]

101. Excellent, excellent, excellent!!!!!

Just heard on my CB radio and to give credit to the majority of my fellow road warriors, they are cheering, Been A Dick Donald is not very popular with truck drivers after his policies towards truck drivers...

Great job Jurors.

[William Seger]

102. It will be an epic night for the late night shows!

[Hikerchick57]

104. Thank goodness!

[OverBurn]

105. Thank you jury members, you are American heroes!

[WestMichRad]

106. HA!!!

Hahahahahaha Hahahahahaha Hahahahahaha Hahahahahaha Hahahahahaha Hahahahahaha Hahahahahaha!!!!!!!

[oswaldactedalone]

107. Hell to the Yesssss!!!!!

#LockThatTraitorUp!!!!!

[ffr]

112. Convicted Fellon. It's about time!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

116. Biden-Harris Campaign Statement on Today's Verdict

We need to turn out and vote to keep this felon out of the White House

Link to tweet

[The Grand Illuminist]

117. We must now pray for our jurors.

The followers are relentless and will kill. I hope the mayor and the governor gives executive orders to law enforment by providing long term security to protect this brave 12 people from the vindication of Trump followers.

[Rizen]

120. To the surprise of no one with a brain.

Fuck that fascist pos.

[FailureToCommunicate]

123. Actually juries can be fickle, so this is actually HUGE!

It might have gone a different way.

[orangecrush]

136. Absolutely

[et tu]

124. let the justice begin!!!!

thank you ny~

[NoSheep]

126. So PROUD of the judge and the jury!

I'm overwhelmed.

[pandr32]

132. This has made my day!

Probably the whole week. I hope his insides melt down.
I also believe he may be sentenced to some time, at least. He should be locked up right now instead of inciting people to violence and chaos. He is running to avoid accountability and to continue to enrich himself, and not to serve the country in any way.
He has deaths on his hands and is a danger at home and abroad.
Prison for TSF!

[Ligyron]

133. Stormy should receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom!

She took one for the team, and while a horrible experience no doubt, she, like many of us, myself included, have fucked worse.

Now a convicted felon, Trump has the distinction of being the only President so labeled and he has even more serious trials ahead.

This is a great day for America demonstrating no man is above the law.

[raging moderate]

152. All twelve jurors should receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom!

They are all brave heroes!

[markodochartaigh]

134. One small conviction for a past president,

one giant conviction for US justice.

[Xipe Totec]

135. Now he will be reunited with his felon Americans. nt

[Blue Owl]

140. SUCK IT FUCKO!

[MuseRider]

143. I just got up from a nap!

I was, of course, going to look for this right away to see if anything had come out while I conked out never guessing or thinking it would happen this fast and this fully. I usually do not have my glass of wine until I eat dinner or after around 9. I am drinking now and I will drink later, I cannot even imagine a better reason to get totally shit faced after the horses are fed and put away. The risk of tornados has dropped so if I post later please cut me some slack. I am 70 and have always been a bad drinker, I feel great but my brain detaches easily.

This feels rather like the guy who punches you for fun and never gets caught but has been seen punching you and his parents have been called in.

This is a win for every person, even the R's, because we have finally shown the world we do not like to be pushed around by a big, stinking bully. This big stinking bully has no idea how this could happen, how or why. He is so far gone he has no clue that he cannot treat all the rest of us this way and even though he thinks he has enough people on his side even they have a limit. Granted we have not seen that happen yet, the stupid is still out there but I know if it was me he would be in a nasty, cold and almost cruel cell for the rest of his ill begotten life. Cruel enough to make him wish he was dead but not torture.

I do not know what the MAGATS are going to do with this, it will be interesting to see what happens. I would guess that a lot of them will say they are sticking with him just because the are afraid of the others out there. That seems to happen a lot. They will not vote for him but they will say they are, I have a cousin like that (I hope).

Actually it really stinks for us to all have had to go through this. There is still a long way to go. We must help our "not so smart or kind" citizens to feel the goodness of not being cruel. To not have to worry that the guy next to you, who has all the power (some men) isn't really sliding his hand up your thigh during the board meeting and that is is totally OK to stand up, smack the back of his head and go call his wife.

Suffer Mr. Trump, as so many have under your stupid, rich thumb.

[fishwax]

144. It was definitely the right verdict, based on all the evidence, but I can't help but be a little surprised.

A good day for justice!

[tornado34jh]

146. Hey MAGA bastards, including the ones who called Trump God's chosen, where's your Messiah now?

Where is your fucking God's chosen now, huh? You idiots fell for it hook, line, and sinker! Serves that wannabe authoritarian dictator right! So now, Republicans bastards, what you going to do now that your king has been convicted? You now support a conman and felon, but you're probably too stupid to realize how much you have been had. Trump only cares for himself and power. He only used you as pawns in his whole game. Look who's crying now! You have lost any right to talk about morality and the like since you now support a conman and wannabe dictator. So shut the hell up and deal with the fact you have been had! Oh I love this schadenfreude against this bastard. My MAGA coworker, if she talks about this tomorrow, I will laugh till I get home. The funny thing about this, these MAGA bastards want to ban pornography, yet it took exactly one of them to knock their messiah down.


Now if MAGA does violence because of this verdict, they should be treated like the scum they are!

[Deminpenn]

147. Karmic justice

- August 2024 marks 50 years since Nixon resigned the presidency
- An AfAm man and AfAm woman convicted Trump 3 times
- An 81 year woman and her women lawyers extracted 85M in monetary damages and a judge's opinion that Trump sexually assaulted her.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

150. Dumbbell and Daybell guilty, both in one day.

Double win for justice in America!.......

These jurors, this judge and the prosecution team all deserve a very long vacation.

[Dave Bowman]

151. Best news in a very long time!

[malthaussen]

153. Good. I hope the judge sentences him to the maximum on all counts, to run consecutively...

... of course, he'll appeal. Is there any way they can throw his sorry ass into the slammer while he does?

-- Mal

[COL Mustard]

154. I bet he really was....

Donald von Shitzenpants tonight. Can't wait to see Jimmy Kimmel's take on this!

[LudwigPastorius]

157. This scotches any thought that Trump will ever debate Biden.

All Joe has to do is stand up there and say, "you can vote for me, or you can vote for the convicted felon".

Biden can pummel Trump with this at a debate and Trump has no comeback for it. The adjudicated rapist and convicted felon will sit in his Florida roach motel and send out tweets rather than actually show up and confront the president.

[Martin68]

158. OMG, wow. After all the times he's pulled victory out of his ass, I was worried he'd win this one too.

This is a historic day for the Republic, one which will stand as a turning point in the drift towards fascism. I'm not suggesting the danger is over, but this was an essential step towards proving that the rule of law still stands, and the American system of justice has not been broken by this fascist's attempts to destroy every obstacle in his path to total power.

[RussBLib]

159. Cheers!!

smoke 'em if ya got 'em

https://russblib.blogspot.com

[Wolf Frankula]

161. What should he get for a sentence?

Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up!

Wolf

[Turbineguy]

162. Trump is a life sentence

We serve as long as he lives.

[DemocraticPatriot]

163. GLORY HALLELUJAH!!!!! 34 for 34 !!!!!! DING DONG, The WITCH IS DEAD!

Well... hyperbolically speaking, lol


Hey MAGAts--- tired of 'winning' yet?


Great news to wake up to.... and an early surprise!
(I was thinking it was possible for Friday)

[4lbs]

164. I reported this at work, not to "gloat" (although I did plenty of that, heh), but to gauge my coworkers'

political leanings based on their reactions.

Those that tended to be for Biden and Democrats were smiling.

Those that were sort of for Dumpy the Clown and somewhat Repukes, were not. They were mostly glum and sanguine.

I was um... not. Tee Hee.

[Aussie105]

169. And yet . . .

The GOP thinks he can lead them.

People will still vote for him.

Maybe put him in the White House again.
(And his revenge for the 'politically motivated' indignities he thinks he has suffered will be swift and brutal.)

The battle isn't over. Not until the fat lady sings.

Or until we hear the punishment metered out by the court.

[LaMouffette]

171. This is my all-time favorite DU thread! Did anyone see Rep. Jamie Raskin on MSNBC yesterday? He was glowing!

Seeing his wonderful, sweet face just LIT UP with happiness before he even began to speak almost brought me to tears of joy.

What a glorious day yesterday was and continues to be!

About Trump going to prison, that would be so unjust if he got probation instead of jail time after his co-conspirator Michael Cohen, who did the same crime and at the direction of Trump, went to prison. Trump deserves more prison time than Cohen, not less or no prison time.

It's waaaaaay past time to stop treating Trump like a real president or real former president and start treating him like the conman criminal fraudster he really is. In light of the jury's verdict yesterday, Trump stole the 2016 election so he was never really president and now, he never will be again.

And by the way, THANK YOU, JURORS!!!!! You have done nothing less than save democracy!!!

[Stuart G]

179. Two words will stay with Trump forever and forever. ."CONVICTED FELON"