The Internet erupted after a New York City jury found former President Trump guilty during his secret trial on Thursday.
Trump was found guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records following a six-week trial in Manhattan court.
The verdict also makes Trump the first former US president to be elected. convicted of a crime, although that wouldn’t stop him from running for president. Trump will appeal the decision, but an appeals court could take months or even years to issue a decision.
Meanwhile, liberals welcomed the verdict on social media.
Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower, Thursday, May 30, 2024, after being found guilty of 34 counts of first-degree falsification of business records. (Felipe Ramales for Fox News Digital)
Trump is guilty on all counts in New York criminal trial
“The Republican presidential nominee is a convicted felon,” noted author Stephen King.
Vox correspondent Eric Levitz joked: “If they can do this to Donald Trump, they can do it to *any* American who tries to falsify business records to hide cash payments that they paid to their ex-pornographic mistresses during their presidential election. campaigns.”
“Thank you Alvin Bragg for not being Merrick Garland,” said former MSNBC anchor Mehdi Hasan.
MediasTouch News Editor-in-Chief Ron Filipkowski said: “Now known in all future mentions as…Convicted Felon Donald Trump. »
“I think of the last words of the Pledge of Allegiance: ‘With liberty and justice for all,'” noted former CNN anchor Brian Stelter.
MSNBC contributor Ruth Ben-Ghiat wrote: “This is democracy in action. We’ll talk about it again soon. »
“The jury finds Trump guilty on all 34 counts. Justice has been served,” agreed MSNBC legal analyst Barb McQuade.
“I’m imagining the opening scene of Superman, where the council declares Zod and his henchmen ‘GUILTY’ one by one and sentences them to the flying mirror trick,” joked ABC legal correspondent Asha Rangappa.
Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Thursday, May 30, 2024, after being found guilty of 34 counts of first-degree falsification of business records. (Felipe Ramales for Fox News Digital)
However, several netizens also criticized the decision, calling it either unfair to Trump or an abuse of the justice system with harmful consequences.
Trump vows to “fight to the end,” promising “this is far from over” after guilty verdict.
“And people say pro wrestling is fixed,” said Glenn Jacobs, a former WWE wrestler and mayor of Tennessee.
Actor Michael Rapaport said, “I predict Trump will win the 2024 election and he’ll just bet money on it.”
“They set Trump’s sentencing for July 11, four days before the Republican National Convention starts. This is all so dirty,” said Outkick founder Clay Travis.
“A travesty and abuse of the legal system that should embarrass all those who shaped and sustained it,” said Rich Lowry, editor of National Review.
Babylon Bee editor Kyle Mann joked, “The banana republics have politely asked people to stop unfairly comparing them to the United States of America. »
“We all know what Jeffrey Toobin is doing right now,” joked Weekly Standard editor Adam Rubenstein.
“Trump could win with a landslide. This case could be overturned on appeal. But the bell can never be rung. We now live in a different country than the one we woke up in this morning,” the editor said. head of RealClearInvestigations. Benjamin Weingarten warned.
National Journalism Center program director T. Becket Adams wrote: “Seriously, this is a risky thing. If you’re going to convict a former POTUS nominee/candidate, you’d better put him to death for an obviously serious crime. / Something this abstruse and insisting that it’s happening in an election year is going to have long-term consequences. »
He continued: “Argument as much as you want about whether the verdict is fair. I’m just telling you what will realistically happen. This will raise the temperature considerably. “But the rule of law…!” Yes ! This is why they should have submitted their candidacy *before* the election year! Phew, boy. »
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Former US President Donald Trump at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, USA, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Yuki Iwamura/Pool via REUTERS)
The former president’s sentencing will take place on July 11 at 10 a.m., just four days before the trial begins. Republican National Conventionwhere he is expected to be officially nominated as the 2024 Republican presidential candidate. The convention will take place July 15-18 in Milwaukee.
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Brooke Singman of Fox News contributed to this report.
