The day after his historic guilty verdict in New York, Donald Trump did not mince his words to criticize this trial, which he considers “very unfair” and “rigged”. Found guilty of falsifying documents and facing up to four years in prison, the former president held a press conference this Friday, May 31 from the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan. “We will appeal this scam,” he declared, promising to fight against this decision.
Protests broke out outside the skyscraper where Trump was speaking. While some of his supporters brandished signs of support, other local residents expressed their discontent by making insulting gestures at the ex-president. For more than thirty minutes, Trump denounced the legitimacy of the trial, asserting that “the real verdict will be held on November 5, by the American people,” referring to the presidential elections.
The Republican did not spare his political opponents, in particular President Joe Biden and his administration, whom he described as “sick” and “fascist”. According to Trump, his legal woes are orchestrated by the White House. “The judge was a tyrant and all this comes from the White House,” he insisted, thus accentuating the political polarization which marks this unprecedented affair in American history.
Mackenson PHANOR
