Donald Trump told reporters immediately after a jury found him guilty on 34 felony charges that this “is long from over,” and the reactions to the verdict from members of Congress and President Joe Biden’s campaign underscored how the conviction of the presumed Republican presidential nominee is likely to reverberate during the coming months.
Trump was found guilty Thursday on 34 charges of falsifying business records in order to hide reimbursement of payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep a story about them having sex from emerging before the 2016 election. His sentencing was set for July 11.
Shortly after the verdict, Trump spoke to reporters, calling the trial a “disgrace” and claiming without evidence that the Biden administration pushed state prosecutors to pursue the case. Trump has repeatedly claimed his legal troubles stem from Democratic efforts to take out a political opponent.
