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What awaits Trump if he appeals New York conviction

Former President Trump is widely expected to appeal his conviction in his New York criminal trial after this week, launching the case to the New York appeals courts and potentially beyond. Trump’s appeal would send the case to the First Judicial Department of New York’s Appellate Division, a group of 21 justices. The presiding justice is Dianne Renwick, who was …

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'Disservice to the nation': Former VP Pence breaks silence on Trump's NYC conviction

FIRST ON FOX: Former Vice President Mike Pence reacted on Friday to the criminal conviction of former President Donald Trump in a New York City courtroom and said a “terrible message” has been sent. “The conviction of former President Trump on politically motivated charges is an outrage and disservice to the nation,” Pence told Fox News Digital. “No one is …

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Biden's move to lift financial restrictions on notorious dictatorship triggers backlash

Cuban American lawmakers lambasted the Biden administration after the U.S. Treasury announced it would be lifting some financial restrictions on Cuba. Treasury officials said the adjustments are aimed at helping independent businesses and supporting “internet-based services to promote internet freedom in Cuba, support independent Cuban private-sector entrepreneurs, and expand access to certain financial services” for Cubans, who have been under …

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Trump found guilty but, facing Biden, could still win back the White House

When a Manhattan jury convicted Donald Trump of all 34 felony counts yesterday in the hush money case, it was of course a history-making moment involving a former President of the United States. And yet he also may be the next President of the United States. There is nothing to stop Trump from running–and winning–even if he’s in jail. MANHATTAN …

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Winners and losers emerge after guilty verdict in NY v. Trump

A handful of winners and losers have emerged following the unprecedented trial of former President Trump that found him guilty on all counts. Trump was found guilty on all counts Thursday after the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office charged him with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Trump pleaded not guilty and has maintained his innocence. Here …

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Trump guilty verdict reveals a Democrat Party that will do almost anything to win

Smiling prosecutors and giddy media got what they wanted this week as former President Donald Trump was convicted on 34 counts in a patently obvious show trial overseen by an overtly conflicted corrupt judge. But as predicted, the verdict is not just lighting a fire but spreading one – not just with the base.Among independents and moderates whose faith in …

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Biden says Trump 'should' have opportunity to appeal conviction, grins and ignores questions

President Biden said Friday after former President Donald Trump was found guilty in his New York criminal trial “he’ll be given the opportunity, as he should, to appeal that decision, just like everyone else has that opportunity.” Biden added that it was “reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don’t like the …

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Senate Dems in battleground races careful to weigh in on Trump verdict

Democrats facing the most competitive Senate elections heading into November were among the last to weigh in on the guilty verdict handed to former President Trump on Thursday as they fight off the potential for Republicans to flip their seats. Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Bob Casey, D-Penn., didn’t respond to …

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West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin leaves Democratic Party, registers as independent

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a longtime political moderate, on Friday announced he is leaving the Democratic Party and has registered as an independent. Manchin, who is not running for re-election, will continue to caucus with Senate Democrats until the end of his term, his office confirmed to Fox News Digital, meaning the balance of power in the upper chamber …

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Trump turns conviction into cash, spotlights record fundraising in wake of guilty verdict

Donald Trump is touting “record shattering” fundraising fueled by his convictions in the first trial of a former or current president in the nation’s history. The former president’s campaign announced on Friday morning that it had hauled in $34.8 million in fundraising from 6 p.m. ET to midnight on Thursday, immediately after Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony …

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