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Legal experts say Trump conviction is a 'target rich environment' for appeal

Following the guilty verdict on all counts against former President Trump on Thursday, legal experts say the case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will have “reversible problems” when appealed. The former president and presumptive 2024 GOP nominee was chargedwith 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Trump pleaded not guilty, but 12 jurors found him …

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Trump NY sentencing to be 4 days before Republican convention

Former President Donald Trump, now a convicted felon, will be due back in Manhattan court in July for a sentencing hearing days before he is scheduled to be nominated as the 2024 Republican presidential nominee. A New York jury on Thursday found the 77-year-old former president guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree …

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Trump has no visible reaction as jury hands down guilty verdict

Former President Donald Trump was stoic as Judge Juan Merchan read out the jury’s convictions on all 34 counts in his New York criminal trial Thursday. The jury handed down the conviction after roughly two days of deliberation. Fox News contributor and GWU professor Jonthan Turley described the former President as “expressionless” during the proceedings. “The judge is thanking the …

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Stefanik slams 'sham' Trump trial verdict as 'corrupt' and based on 'zombie' case

Republican New York Rep. Elise Stefanik slammed the “weaponized justice system” following the verdict in the NY v. Trump trial that found former President Trump guilty on all counts. “Today’s verdict shows how corrupt, rigged, and unAmerican the weaponized justice system has become under Joe Biden and Democrats. I fully support President Trump appealing this decision and look forward to …

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The special Tony Award for educators goes to Baltimore community artist CJay Philip

The special Tony Award that honors educators is going to a Baltimore-based actor, educator, choreographer and Broadway veteran who has created arts opportunities for everyone from kindergartners to senior citizens. CJay Philip, founder and artistic director of the multidisciplinary ensemble Dance & Bmore, will receive the 2024 Excellence in Theatre Education Award on June 16 at the Tony Awards in …

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Machete attack at NYC's premier tourist attraction leaves man injured

A man was rushed to the hospital Thursday afternoon after he was stabbed in the legs with a machete in New York’s Times Square, police said. The NYPD said the stabbing occurred at West 45th and Broadway around 1 p.m. The victim, an unidentified man, was stabbed in both legs and taken to Bellevue Hospital. The victim was said to …

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WATCH: Protesters clash outside Trump trial court, police forced to intervene

NEW YORK – Protests grew heated Thursday outside the New York City courtroom where former President Trump’s trial is taking place. A group of protesters gathered in support of Trump appeared to surround protesters backing his possible conviction in the case, forcing police to intervene and separate the two groups, video footage shot by Fox News Digital shows. “We ran …

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From confusing instructions to misleading summations, the Trump trial now in jury’s hands

The sound of laughter was revealing. Inside the media room at the hush money trial, say those who were there, many of the reporters openly chuckled when the prosecutor took jabs at Donald Trump. They found that quite amusing. For all the craziness surrounding the first criminal trial of a former president, the closing arguments – and the judge’s confusing …

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Biden-Harris campaign immediately fundraises off Trump's guilty verdict

The Biden-Harris campaign immediately began fundraising off the guilty verdict former President Trump, telling supporters that the legal setback for the presumptive GOP nominee is not enough to keep him out of the White House. In a text message sent to supporters Thursday, “Biden HQ” said that “despite a jury finding Donald Trump guilty today, there is still only one …

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Morning Glory: Trump Derangement Syndrome and the Trump jury 

The jury has the case and I’ve got a deadline. Not everyone who thinks former President Donald Trump should be convicted in the Manhattan trial brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (“TDS.). But everyone with “TDS” thinks Trump should be convicted. Robert DeNiro admitted to TDS in his very weird meltdown outside the courthouse Tuesday …

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