The reaction of Biden and the Democrats to Donald Trump's criminal conviction
Biden campaign spokesman Michael Tyler said there was "only one way to prevent Donald Trump from entering the Oval Office" after Trump was found guilty of a crime
On May 30 (US time), a 12-member jury in the Manhattan Supreme Court found Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts in a lawsuit against him for falsifying business records to cover up a payment to silence porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 US presidential election.
Trump became the first former president in U.S. history to be found guilty of a criminal offense
Michael Tyler, a spokesman for Biden's campaign, said on the evening of May 30: "In New York today, we see that no one is above the law. There is still only one way to prevent Donald Trump from entering the Oval Office: at the ballot box. Whether he is convicted of a felony or not, Trump will still be the Republican presidential nominee."
Tyler added: "Trump's second term will mean chaos, stripping Americans of their freedoms and inciting political violence. And the American people will reject that this November."
White House Counsel's Office spokesman Ian Sams was relatively tight-lipped: "We respect the law and have no further comment." Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, said: "Today we have the most important voice, which is the voice of the jury. They spoke up. Donald J. Trump has been found guilty of 34 counts related to falsifying business records."
In response to a question about the possibility of Donald Trump going to jail, Bragg pointed to the sentence due for July 11: "We will talk in court at that time." Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said: "Justice has been done in Lower Manhattan. No one is above the law, not even the former president."
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California said: "This ruling is not a victory for any individual. It's a triumph of an ideology, which is that we all follow the same rules. Today, the law has triumphed
However, former President Trump criticized the court's ruling as "unfair, humiliating and fraudulent." U.S. District Judge Juan Merchan has set Trump's sentencing hearing for July 11, just days before the Republican National Convention.
Trump receives millions more after conviction, donor page crashes
After Trump was convicted of a crime, a wave of support followed, with many donors pledging millions of dollars to support him.
On May 30, major Republican donors expressed support for Donald Trump, pledging millions of dollars to support him after he was convicted of a criminal offense.
Many donors with conservative views saw the incident as political bullying. They echoed Trump's claims that Democrats were trying to weaken Trump ahead of the Nov. 5 election, though prosecutors argued those claims were false.
Billionaire Miriam Adelson and businessman Robert Bigelow are among the major donors backing Trump. Their donations are expected to spur a wave of advertising and phone banking transactions in support of Trump in battleground states.
The court ruling also prompted some of Trump's longtime donors to increase their financial support for the presidential candidate.
American businessman Robert Bigelow, one of Trump's top supporters, has given more than $9 million to an outside group that supports Trump. He called criminal proceedings against Trump "disgraceful." "I'm going to send Trump another $5 million as I promised him," Bigelow told Reuters news agency.
Don Tapia, a former U.S. ambassador to Jamaica under President Donald Trump, said he and a small group of family members and friends plan to donate about $250,000 to support Trump
On May 30 (US time), a 12-member jury in the Manhattan Supreme Court found Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts in a lawsuit against him for falsifying business records to cover up a payment to silence porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 US presidential election.
Trump became the first former president in U.S. history to be found guilty of a criminal offense. However, former President Trump criticized the court's ruling as "unfair, humiliating and fraudulent
