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Manhattan district attorney
Alvin Bragg begins the news conference by thanking the jury for its service.
Jurors perform a “fundamental civic duty” and their service is “literally the cornerstone of our judicial system”, he says.
“We should all be thankful” for the “careful attention” that the jury paid over the past several weeks, he says, noting that they reviewed call logs, text messages and emails, heard recording, saw checks and invoices, bank statements and calendar appointments.
This type of white collar prosecution is core to what we do at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
2m ago
Manhattan district attorney
Alvin Bragg thanks the “phenomenal” prosecution team who he says “embodies the finest traditions” of the office.
They are model public servants and I am proud and humbled to serve side-by-side with them.
1m ago
Manhattan DA
Alvin Bragg says “12 everyday jurors” vowed to make a decision based on the evidence and the law and the evidence and the law alone”.
Their deliberations led them to a unanimous conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant Donald J Trump is guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree to conceal a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election.
He adds:
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 ...
Bragg says he wants to express “deep gratitude” to the NYPD and all those involved in securing the courthouse, ensuring everyone’s safety and making sure the courthouse continued seamlessly.
Trump claims he is ‘innocent’ and condemns what he calls a ‘rigged’ trial; sentencing to come days before Republican National Convention
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