Former President Donald Trump has finally spoken out after being found guilty of 34 counts of felony in his hush money trial.
A jury comprised of 7 men and 6 women from New York came to the historic decision, making Trump the first president in US history to be convicted of a crime.
Donald Trump notably refused to testify in his own trial, saying he did not see the need to because, according to him, the prosecution "had no case."
Donald Trump Speaks Out After Guilty Verdict
Trump, like most times, wasted no time in addressing the historic verdict in his criminal trial. The former president vented his frustration at the jury's decision while repeating the claim that the trial was orchestrated by the incumbent president, Joe Biden.
The billionaire mogul also stated in his speech that the fight is not over, implying his intention to appeal the verdict.
"Our whole country is being rigged right now," Trump told the press outside the courtroom. "This was done by the Biden administration in order to wound, to hurt an opponent.
A political opponent. And I think it's just a disgrace, and we'll keep fighting, we'll fight till the end, and we'll win because our country has gone to hell. We don't have the same country anymore, we have a divided mess ."
He continued, "We are a nation in decline, serious decline of people pouring into our country right now. From prisons and from mental institutions. Terrorists and they're taking over our country.
We have a country that's in big trouble, but this was a rigged decision right from day one, with a conflicted judge who should have never been allowed to try this case. Never!"
Trump concluded his statement: "We will fight for our constitution. This is far from over. Thank you very much."
