A Manhattan jury on Thursday found the 77-year-old presumptive Republican presidential nominee guilty on criminal charges related to a hush-money payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels.
"This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt," Trump told reporters in the Manhattan courtroom hallway after a jury found him guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
[Business Insider on May 30]
Trump's sentence is due on July 11, 2024.
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On Thursday, May 30, shortly after 5 p.m., Mr. Bragg, [the district attorney of New York], won one of the most consequential trials in American history: Mr. Trump was found guilty on all counts. Jurors determined that he [i.e. Trump] had coordinated an unlawful conspiracy to win the White House in 2016 and had falsified [business] records to cover up his scheme.
“I did my job, and we did our job,” Mr. Bragg said at a news conference on Thursday after the verdict, when asked about the criticism he received about his handling of the investigation and then the case. “There are many voices out there, but the only voice that matters is the voice of the jury, and the jury has spoken.”
[New York Times on May 31]
通过特朗普这个案子，稍具逻辑常识的人都能判断出，哪有什么阴谋论，有的就是教科书式的“法治”。
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特朗普的律师可能会试图将他的判决日期推迟——甚至可能在11月5日总统大选之后。但Merchan法官不太可能在没有充分理由的情况下批准这样的延迟，纽约市辩护律师Michael Bachner说。
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昆尼皮亚克大学周三（5月29日）公布的一项民意调查显示，57%的美国人认为，如果特朗普面临刑事指控，他将被取消竞选总统的资格。55%的人表示，曼哈顿地方检察官正在调查的指控对总统竞选人而言是“极其严重的”。
Through the Trump case, anyone with a little common sense of logic can tell that there are no conspiracy theories but textbook "rule of law."
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Trump’s lawyers may try to postpone his sentencing date — possibly even after the November 5 presidential election. But Judge Merchan is unlikely to approve such a delay without sufficient reason, said New York City defense attorney Michael Bachner.
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A Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday (May 29) showed that 57% of Americans believe that Trump will be disqualified from running for president if he faces criminal charges. Fifty-five percent said the allegations being investigated by the Manhattan District Attorney were "extremely serious" for a presidential candidate.
[腾讯 on May 31]
Biden announces proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war,
reacts to Trump conviction [Face the Nation on 1st June]
Biden speech on May 31, 2024
"Thank goodness, it's Friday"
