No former president or presumptive party nominee has ever faced a felony conviction or the prospect of prison time, and Trump is expected to keep his legal troubles central to his campaign.
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Biden team takes aim at Donald Trump after guilty verdict
But the president’s team does not expect the outcome to fundamentally change the dynamics of a close race.
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Sen. Susan Collins decries Trump’s conviction
The other members of Maine’s congressional delegation take an opposing position on Trump’s conviction on felony charges, with Sen. Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden seeing the trial and its outcome as a validation of the U.S. justice system.
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Mixed reaction on Trump hush-money verdict from congressional candidates
Democrats expressed support for the jury’s decision in New York while Republicans defended Trump
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Trump blasts ‘rigged, disgraceful’ trial after jury finds him guilty
‘The real verdict is going to be Nov. 5 by the people,’ Donald Trump said of the coming presidential election. He later insisted he did nothing wrong, calling himself a ‘very innocent man.’
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Challenges await Trump jurors after ‘surreal experience’
Already, one juror had spoken about the case on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America.’ And there had been feverish attempts to interview other panel members, who had been sequestered in a hotel during the weeks-long trial.
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Shares in Trump Media slump after former president convicted in hush money trial
Trump Media’s stock was down about 9% in after-hours trading Thursday as news of the verdict emerged.
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Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
In a historic verdict, a jury found former President Trump guilty on all 34 counts against him in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments.
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Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony
Jurors, who will resume deliberations Thursday, also asked to rehear at least part of the judge’s instructions meant to guide them on the law.
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Biden campaign edges in on Trump trial media frenzy with De Niro outside court
The Trump campaign called the event an admission that the trial is political and that the Biden campaign is struggling.