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Joe Biden's campaign: 'No one is above the law'
While Joe Biden himself declined to comment on the verdict, his campaign sent out an email stating “no one is above the law”.
“In New York today, we saw that no one is above the law. Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain,” wrote Michael Tyler, Biden’s communications director.
“But today’s verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality. There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box. Convicted felon or not, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president.”
Ian Sams, spokesperson for the White House counsel’s office, said in a statement: “We respect the rule of law, and have no additional comment.”
Read more on reactions to yesterday’s verdict:
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The guilty verdict made the front page of newspapers across the world – Donald Trump is now the first US president, former or current, to be convicted of a crime.
In New York, The New York Post – a tabloid that has long been loyal to Trump – decried the verdict as an injustice.
Meanwhile, the city’s paper of record, The New York Times, had this to say:
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Joe Biden's campaign: 'No one is above the law'
While Joe Biden himself declined to comment on the verdict, his campaign sent out an email stating “no one is above the law”.
“In New York today, we saw that no one is above the law. Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain,” wrote Michael Tyler, Biden’s communications director.
“But today’s verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality. There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box. Convicted felon or not, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president.”
Ian Sams, spokesperson for the White House counsel’s office, said in a statement: “We respect the rule of law, and have no additional comment.”
Read more on reactions to yesterday’s verdict:
Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records
Good morning.
Yesterday, a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of of falsifying business records in a criminal hush-money scheme to influence the outcome of the 2016 election, an unprecedented moment in US history.
The former president has decried the trial as “rigged”, calling it a “disgrace”.
“Twelve everyday jurors vowed to make a decision based on the evidence and the law and the evidence and the law alone,” said Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg. “Their deliberations led them to a unanimous conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant Donald J Trump is guilty.”
He added: “While this defendant might be unlike any other in American history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately today this verdict in the same manner as every other case.”
We’ll have more updates and analysis as the day unfolds.
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