Watch Live: Trump Speaks After Guilty Verdict

President Trump is giving a live press conference following Thursday's guilty verdict in his 'hush money' trial, in which he was convicted on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

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Following the verdict, several notable Trump supporters and prospective running mates condemned the verdict.

"Massively conflicted, Biden donor and Liberal judge + stacked jury with unconstitutional jury instructions + radical leftist prosecutor = wrongful conviction," said South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem in a statement posted to X.

"No doubt Trump will be easily vindicated soon as the case will obviously be overturned on appeal."

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) weighed in as well, posting "The verdict in New York is a complete travesty that makes a mockery of our system of justice," adding that it was a "jury from the most liberal county in America."

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) called the verdict "a disgrace to the rule of law and our Constitution."

House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Friday that he believes Supreme Court justices are "deeply concerned," and urged the court to step in when the case is appealed. Johnson told "Fox and Friends" that the conviction was "totally unprecedented" and "dangerous to our system" because it ruins people's faith in the criminal process and the courts.

"People have to believe that justice is fair, that there’s equal justice under law. They don’t see that right now," he said. "And I think that the justices on the court, I know many of them personally, I think they’re deeply concerned about that, as we are. So I think they’ll set this straight but it’s going to take a while."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called the outcome "the culmination of a legal process that has been bent to the political will of the actors involved."

Today’s verdict represents the culmination of a legal process that has been bent to the political will of the actors involved: a leftist prosecutor, a partisan judge and a jury reflective of one of the most liberal enclaves in America—all in an effort to “get” Donald Trump.

That this case—involving alleged misdemeanor business records violations from nearly a decade ago—was even brought is a testament to the political debasement of the justice system in places like New York City. This is especially true considering this same district attorney routinely excuses criminal conduct in a way that has endangered law-abiding citizens in his jurisdiction.

It is often said that no one is above the law, but it is also true that no one is below the law. If the defendant were not Donald Trump, this case would never have been brought, the judge would have never issued similar rulings, and the jury would have never returned a guilty verdict.

In America, the rule of law should be applied in a dispassionate, even-handed manner, not become captive to the political agenda of some kangaroo court. -Ron DeSantis

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