Trump Announces Appeal in Conference After Guilty Verdict

Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak to media at Trump Tower, a day after he was found guilty on all 34 felony counts, in New York City on May 31, 2024. Richard Moore/The Epoch Times

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Biden Breaks Silence on Trump Conviction

By Emel Akan

May 31

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in his N.Y. trial on the recording of expenses before speaking on the Middle East at the White House on May 31, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

WASHINGTON–President Joe Biden commented for the first time on Friday on former President Donald Trump’s conviction in a New York trial, calling the claims that the trial was rigged “reckless” and “dangerous.”

“The American principle that no one is above the law was reaffirmed,” President Biden told reporters before delivering a speech on the Middle East.

“Donald Trump was given every opportunity to defend himself. It was a state case, not a federal case,” he continued.

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