Republican candidate for next November’s presidential election, Donald Trump, speaks to the press on Friday from Trump Tower, his iconic building located in the heart of Manhattan, New York.
The billionaire speaks the day after his conviction for having concealed a payment of $130,000 to pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels in order to cover up any scandal before the 2016 presidential election, which he ultimately won.
After more than 12 hours of deliberation, a jury of 12 citizens found him guilty of all 34 counts against him in this highly publicized trial for concealing a bribe late Thursday. -noon, in New York.
He thus became the first former president of the United States to receive a guilty verdict at the end of a criminal trial, even though he aspires to return to the White House. Sentencing in this case is scheduled for July 11.
“This is all a shame,” Mr. Trump said on Thursday as he left the Manhattan court. “It was a rigged trial led by a compromised and corrupt judge,” accusations he repeated throughout his trial, without providing proof.
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