Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks after the guilty verdict in former U.S. President Donald Trump's criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, at a press conference in New York, U.S., May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (REUTERS)
BRAGG TOUTS DA OFFICE 'DID OUR JOB' AFTER TRUMP VERDICT: 'THE JURY HAS SPOKEN'
Prosecutors in District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office finished the Trump trial victorious with the jury finding Trump guilty.
"I did my job. Our job is to follow the facts and the law without fear or favor. And that's exactly what we did here. And what I feel is gratitude to work alongside phenomenal public servants who do that each and every day in matters that you all write about. … I did my job. We did our job. Many voices out there. The only voice that matters is the voice of the jury. And the jury has spoken," Bragg said Thursday evening.
"The 12 everyday jurors vowed to make a decision based on the evidence and the law, and the evidence and the law alone. Their deliberations led them to a unanimous conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant, Donald J. Trump, is guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree to conceal a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election," Bragg continued in the press conference, adding that such white collar crimes are at the "core to what we do at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office."
The office, however, did face widespread condemnation from conservatives who argued the case should never have been brought in the first case, especially amid the 2024 presidential election when Trump is leading in many polls.
President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at the Martin Luther King Recreation Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
'BOOM': DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE TRUMP GUILTY VERDICT AS BIDEN WEIGHS REMAINING THREAT
The Democratic Party and its lawmakers took a victory lap following Trump's guilty verdict, including President Biden's re-election campaign touting: "In New York today, we saw that no one is above the law."
"Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain. But today’s verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality. There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box. Convicted felon or not, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president," Biden campaign spokesperson Michael Tyler said in a post-verdict statement.
Other Democrats who frequently tussle with Trump and Republicans, such as Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff who said that "despite his efforts to distract, delay, and deny – justice arrived for Donald Trump all the same."
"It matters that the Republican nominee for president is a convicted criminal," Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. posted.
"Boom," Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said in a brief post to X.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 30: Former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to court for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. Judge Juan Merchan gave the jury instructions, and deliberations are entering their second day. The former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)
Trump's guilty verdict could land the 45th president behind bars, or he could even be sentenced to home confinement. Trump could still run for the White House from behind bars, as the Constitution does not place restrictions on presidential candidates based on criminal record. It stipulates that those pursuing the White House be natural-born citizens who are at least 35 years old.
The 45th president will be sentenced on July 11, which is just four days before the Republican National Convention kicks off in Milwaukee that month. Trump vowed Thursday to "fight till the end" after the "rigged, disgraceful trial."
"This was a rigged, disgraceful trial. The real verdict is going to be Nov. 5 by the people," Trump said outside the court Thursday.
"This was a rigged decision right from day one. With a conflicted judge who should have never been allowed to try this case. Never. And we will fight for our Constitution. This is long from over."
Actor Robert De Niro, center, points to a supporter of former US President Donald Trump, not pictured, as he departs following a news conference outside Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Former US President Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters during his 2016 presidential campaign. (Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
ROBERT DE NIRO'S 'OVER-THE-TOP' TIRADE WAS A 'STUPID MISTAKE' BY THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN: KARL ROVE
Actor Robert De Niro faced backlash at the tail end of the trial when he headlined a Biden-Harris campaign event in Manhattan, where he claimed in public remarks that Trump could "destroy the world."
"Donald Trump wants to destroy not only the city, but the country. And eventually he could destroy the world," De Niro said at the press conference this week. President Biden nor Vice President Kamala Harris were present during the campaign event.
Following his remarks, De Niro was shouted down by supporters as a "washed-up actor," "trash," and accused of being a "paid actor for the DNC."
"You’re a f–king idiot," De Niro shouted at one of the pro-Trump protesters.
The event was subsequently slammed on social media by critics as a "terrible look for Democrats," and compared to satirical political comedy show "Veep."
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"This was so over-the-top as to simply be useless. And what a stupid mistake on the part of the Biden campaign. More reason why Democratic leaders are probably going to be concerned that he's the likely nominee of their party," Fox News contributor Karl Rove previously said of De Niro’s comments.
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