Trump verdict live: Trump claims witnesses were ‘literally crucified’

The communications director for the Biden campaign issued a statement on Friday after former President Donald Trump’s “unhinged” speech at Trump Tower.

“America just witnessed a confused, desperate, and defeated Donald Trump ramble about his own personal grievances and lie about the American justice system, leaving anyone watching with one obvious conclusion: This man cannot be president of the United States,” Michael Tyler said.

“Unhinged by his 2020 election loss and spiraling from his criminal convictions, Trump is consumed by his own thirst for revenge and retribution,” he added. “He thinks this election is about him. But it’s not. It’s about the American people: lowering their costs, protecting their freedoms, defending their democracy.”

A Donald Trump impersonator in a rickety limousine. A pickup truck adorned with Trump-themed vinyl wrap and several flags blasting Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.” European tourists who navigated a crowded sidewalk.

The scene on Fifth Avenue while the convicted former president declared his innocence from the building where he launched a criminal conspiracy:

After a White House event with Super Bowl winners the Kansas City Chiefs, President Joe Biden was asked by Fox News reporter Peter Doocy if he believes Trump’s conviction will help him win in the presidential election.

“I have no idea,” Biden said.

“Are you worried this could happen to you someday? Somebody comes up with some charges and tries to bring you into court after your term?” Doocy asked.

“Not at all,” Biden said. “I didn’t do anything wrong. The system still works.”

“When Trump says you’re just trying to bruise him – what do you say?” Doocy responded. “Politically, politically… He thinks you’re pulling the strings behind the scenes doing all of this to help yourself?”

Biden: “I didn’t know I was that powerful.”

Speaking to an audience of reporters and supporters in the lobby of his eponymous Fifth Avenue skyscraper in New York City — the building where he formed the conspiracy that figured prominently in the evidence against him — Trump falsely claimed that President Joe Biden could put an end to the case that was brought against him by New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a New York court.

“We have a president and a group of fascists that don’t want to do anything about it. Because they could right now today, he could stop it — but he’s not,” he said.

In the middle of former President Donald Trump’s post-conviction speech on Friday, former Obama senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer wrote on X: “Donald Trump rambling like an enfeebled, confused narcissist recounting his own conviction is precisely why more Democrats should be talking about Trump’s conviction.”

Now that Donald Trump is a convicted felon, his list of countries to visit has gotten much shorter.

Trump was found guilty on Thursday of 34 counts of falsifying records in an effort to keep adult film star Stormy Daniels quiet about an affair that occurred in the 2000s. That means certain freedoms Mr Trump once enjoyed may be out of his reach — and could have a serious effect on his ability to carry out his presidential duties, including traveling to foreign countries.

Nearly 40 nations – inlcuding Canada and the UK – have strict policies when it comes to allowing individuals with criminal records across their borders, and barring a special accommodation, Trump would be held to those same standards. It’s unclear if he would be allowed to visit if he wins the presidental election in November, but remains a felon.