(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump said Friday that his hush money trial in New York was rigged after he was convicted of 34 felonies.
President Joe Biden, Trump’s rival in the November election, said Trump’s comments were dangerous.
“That’s how the American system of justice works,” Biden said. “It’s reckless, it’s dangerous and it’s irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don’t like the verdict.”
Biden said Trump was convicted by a jury, and like everyone else convicted of crime, he has the opportunity to appeal.
“The American principle that no one is above the law was re-affirmed,” Biden said Friday of the verdict. “Donald Trump was given every opportunity to defend himself. It was a state case, not a federal case. And it was heard by a jury of 12 citizens, 12 Americans, 12 people like you.”
On Friday morning from Trump Tower in New York, Trump said the trial was rigged.
“It was a rigged trial,” Trump said while listing complaints about Judge Juan Merchan’s rulings from the bench.
Trump did not take the stand in his own defense. He said doing so would have been counterproductive.
“I wanted to testify,” Trump said Friday morning. “The theory is you never testify, because as soon as you testify – for anybody, if it were George Washington – don’t testify, because they’ll get you on something that you said slightly wrong, and then they sue you for perjury.”
Trump has blamed his legal problems on Democrats, Biden and Special Prosecutor Jack Smith, who has charged Trump in two federal criminal cases that have yet to go to trial.
Thursday’s verdict ended Trump’s criminal trial, but the legal process will continue. Judge Merchan scheduled a sentencing hearing for July 11. Before the hearing, defense attorneys and prosecutors will submit sentencing recommendations to the judge.
Under New York state law, falsifying business records in the first degree is a Class E felony with a maximum sentence of four years in prison.
Trump, 77, is a first-time offender, but that doesn’t preclude a jail or prison sentence.
The conviction doesn’t affect Trump’s ability to campaign for president.
Trump said Friday he plans to appeal the verdict. The former president also could ask that any sentence be postponed during the appeal process.
“That’s how the American system of justice works,” Biden said. Yep Joe, Conservatives are falsely convicted of crimes and the liberals who are nothing but criminals / communists are never convicted of anything.
OR of they are, the DA’s refuse to prosecute.
Above the LAW namely Hilary,Hunter, Eric Holder, Obama, Senator Menedez, Fauci, Garlan, Illan Omar,Cortez, … Nope no one
Don’t forget all those FBI officials in volved in that whole Fast and Furious debacle, SENDING OUR GUNS TO cartels!
Biden said Trump was convicted by a jury
A jury that was hand picked and paid for by the Soros radical left.
True, especially the two handpicked lawyer jurors that should have known the trial was rigged!
I honestly feel that’s what they were COUNTING on.
The disgraceful, unethical Democrat Party’s history repeats itself:
Former Democrat Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi admitted the unfortunate truth
about her orchestrate and fabricated President Trump’s impeachment “farce”
– It hinges on witness’s “allegations” not “proof”.
It’s Not A Question” Of “Proof”, It’s About “Allegations”
https://youtu.be/7dzhIxeF204
So I guess if Democrats accuse you of being a turtle, then they can convict you of being a turtle, NO PROOF required.
I’ll tell you what is dangerous, having a demented man in the White House!
The single biggest domestic danger to this country calls Trump dangerous.
Rich
Trump is the ONLY danger Democrats face.
They certainly don’t face any from the spineless hacks in the GOP.
Folks our Republic is in TROUBLE!! And almost gone. Saw a great idea, when sending your mail affix the AMerican Flag Stamp in the upside down position to let people know their help is needed. They should already know this after seeing the way the trial was manipulated!
Now that’s a good idea..
Kudos for American justice but i firmly believe the US conservative political scene has a chance to recover. Hopefully soon the current buffoonish atmosphere will subside, and real American politics will hammer out real solutions to real problems. Sadly, many of our American brothers and sisters actually believe US history can be altered, inflation activity can be attributed to one-person, American leadership not administered by a leadership team, women can be forced to give up control of their bodies and US demographics not changing. We will get back. Hopefully, for sakes of young Americans encouragement, the White House Interns keep the same flavor. Kind of miss real debate between liberals and conservatives that previously created real solutions to real problems.
IN NO way, do i see this whole debacle, as a “Kudos to american justice”.. IN no way, shape or form, does this hit job, deserve ANY KUDOS.