A New York jury on Thursday found Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records to cover up a hush-money payment to a porn star, making him the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime.“This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who is corrupt. ... We’ll keep fighting. We’ll fight to the end, and we’ll win. ... The real verdict is going to be Nov. 5, by the people. They know what happened here. I am a very innocent man.
“The threat Trump poses to our democracy has never been greater. He is running an increasingly unhinged campaign of revenge and retribution, pledging to be a dictator ‘on day one’ and calling for our Constitution to be ‘terminated’ so he can regain and keep power. A second Trump term means chaos, ripping away Americans’ freedoms and fomenting political violence – and the American people will reject it this November.”“The verdict is a travesty of justice.