By — Hannah Grabenstein Hannah Grabenstein Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-says-hes-a-very-innocent-man-after-guilty-verdict-in-hush-money-trial Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Trump says he’s a ‘very innocent man’ after guilty verdict in hush money trial Politics May 30, 2024 5:55 PM EDT Former President Donald Trump said his historic hush money trial was “rigged” and a “disgrace” after a jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records. Watch Trump’s remarks in the player above. “I’m a very innocent man,” Trump said to a gaggle of reporters outside of the courtroom. The unprecedented verdict made Trump the first president in U.S. history to be convicted on criminal charges. The trial focused on payments made by Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen to cover up politically damaging stories about the then-candidate during the 2016 presidential election. WATCH: Jury finds Trump guilty in hush money case He also attacked Judge Juan Merchan as “corrupt,” and said the case against him was politically motivated by President Joe Biden’s administration to “hurt … a political opponent.” “The real verdict is going to be Nov. 5, by the people,” he said, referring to the presidential election. Follow more of our Trump trial coverage How the judge instructed jurors as they started deliberations in Trump’s hush money trial Guilty or not guilty, Trump verdict won’t sway most voters, poll shows Here’s what every key witness said at Trump’s hush money criminal trial A timeline of key events in the Trump hush money trial What Stormy Daniels revealed on the stand in Trump’s hush money trial We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Hannah Grabenstein Hannah Grabenstein @hgrabenstein
Former President Donald Trump said his historic hush money trial was “rigged” and a “disgrace” after a jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records. Watch Trump’s remarks in the player above. “I’m a very innocent man,” Trump said to a gaggle of reporters outside of the courtroom. The unprecedented verdict made Trump the first president in U.S. history to be convicted on criminal charges. The trial focused on payments made by Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen to cover up politically damaging stories about the then-candidate during the 2016 presidential election. WATCH: Jury finds Trump guilty in hush money case He also attacked Judge Juan Merchan as “corrupt,” and said the case against him was politically motivated by President Joe Biden’s administration to “hurt … a political opponent.” “The real verdict is going to be Nov. 5, by the people,” he said, referring to the presidential election. Follow more of our Trump trial coverage How the judge instructed jurors as they started deliberations in Trump’s hush money trial Guilty or not guilty, Trump verdict won’t sway most voters, poll shows Here’s what every key witness said at Trump’s hush money criminal trial A timeline of key events in the Trump hush money trial What Stormy Daniels revealed on the stand in Trump’s hush money trial We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now