Jury reached verdict after deliberating for over 9 hours
Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records
Payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during final weeks of 2016 presidential election
Prosecutors accused Trump of conspiring with former lawyer Michael Cohen to cover up hush money payment by falsifying business records
Trump reacted angrily to the verdict outside the courtroom
Trump scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, days before Republican National Convention
In a historic moment, a Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection to a hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the final weeks of the 2016 presidential election. This marks the first time a former U.S. president has been convicted of a crime.
The jury reached their verdict after deliberating for over nine hours, and Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, just days before the Republican National Convention.
Trump reacted angrily to the verdict outside the courtroom, labeling it a 'disgrace' and a 'rigged trial.'
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg accused Trump of conspiring with his former lawyer Michael Cohen to cover up the payment by falsifying business records. Prosecutors argued that this constituted an illegal effort to suppress negative information during the election.
The jury's decision comes amid heightened political tensions, with both Democrats and Republicans using the verdict as a rallying cry for their respective bases in the lead-up to November's midterm elections.
Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump called attention to the upcoming election after Trump’s conviction in his hush money criminal trial.
Republicans rushed to defend Trump, attacking the justice system and highlighting the importance of the 2024 election.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise called for support for Trump before midnight and linked to a fundraising site.
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott claimed the US justice system hunts Republicans while protecting Democrats and that the verdict would motivate more donors to join Trump’s team.
Democrats offered more muted reactions to the verdict, calling for respect for the justice system and accountability from elected leaders.
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][Article.facts[11]] The Biden campaign said that no one is above the law and criticized Trump's campaign as one of revenge, retribution, and political violence.
[OtherArticles[3]].facts[9] The pair of Belgian tourists compared the situation to their country’s upcoming election and considered Trump ‘the most improper man ever’.
[Article.facts[10]] Democrats offered more muted reactions to the verdict, calling for respect for the justice system and accountability from elected leaders.
[OtherArticles[2]].facts[13] One visitor from the Netherlands thought Trump was ‘mega-racist’ and a trio of students described him as having embezzled, bribed, and being ‘just fucking weird’
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The article contains selective reporting and emotional manipulation. The authors focus on the reactions of Republicans and Democrats to Trump's conviction, implying that only these two parties matter in the election. They also quote several Republican politicians making statements about the verdict and their intentions to support Trump in November, creating an emotional response for readers who may be sympathetic to Trump or his supporters. This manipulation is intended to elicit strong emotions from readers and sway their opinions towards one political party over another.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise included a link to a fundraising site and urged people to stand with Trump before midnight that night.
Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump called attention to what’s at stake in November’s election in the moments after Trump’s conviction Thursday, as Republicans rushed to the former president’s defense.
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott claimed the US justice system ‘hunts Republicans while protecting Democrats.’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell expected the conviction to be overturned on appeal.
Republicans rushed to the former president’s defense.
House Speaker Mike Johnson decried what he described as ‘the weaponization of our justice system.’
Fallacies
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The authors make several appeals to authority when quoting statements from various political figures. They also use inflammatory rhetoric by describing the verdict as a 'shockwave' and a 'devastating day for America'. However, no formal or dichotomous fallacies were found.
House Speaker Mike Johnson: “President Trump will rightfully appeal this absurd verdict — and he WILL WIN.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: “These charges never should have been brought in the first place. I expect the conviction to be overturned on appeal.”
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise: “I won’t stand by while the leader of our party is ambushed by our own government. Will you stand with Trump before midnight tonight and condemn this witch hunt once and for all?”
New York Rep. Elise Stefanik: “We must redouble our efforts and work around the clock to ensure President Trump is victorious this November to save America from Biden’s failed Far Left Democrat agenda.”
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott: “This was certainly a hoax, a sham. This was devastating for the average American watching.”
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The authors use language that depicts Republicans as being 'rushed to the former president's defense' and 'quickly rallying around him', while Democrats are described as offering 'muted reactions' and some keeping their distance. This implies a bias towards the Democratic perspective.
Democrats, meanwhile, offered more muted reactions – and many didn’t comment at all in the immediate aftermath of the verdict.
Republicans rushed to the former president’s defense.
Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his hush money criminal trial.
Trump is the first former US president to be convicted of a felony.
The jury’s decision could include prison time or probation for Trump.
Prosecutors accused Trump of taking part in an illegal conspiracy to undermine the integrity of the 2016 presidential election and an unlawful plan to suppress negative information, which included concealing a hush money payment to an adult film star.
Trump can still run for office despite being convicted of a felony.
Donald Trump was the first former US president to be convicted of a felony.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg accused Trump of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment made by his former lawyer Michael Cohen to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
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Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts in a hush-money trial in Manhattan
Donald Trump is the first former US president to be convicted of a felony.
Trump is also the first major-party presidential nominee to be convicted of a crime during a campaign for the White House.
Deception
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The article contains examples of editorializing and sensationalism. The author presents the reactions of various New Yorkers to the verdict without disclosing that these are subjective opinions rather than facts. The author also implies that Trump's conviction will have a significant impact on the upcoming election, which cannot be verified without peer-reviewed studies.
Opposite the Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, where supporters and opponents alike had gathered, both cheers and boos were thrown up when a newly guilty Trump arrived back from the courthouse and pumped his fist in the air.
Police cruisers tore downtown after jurors announced they'd reached a verdict in Trump's hush-money trial
Many New Yorkers had been glued to their phones waiting for the decision to be relayed.
Fallacies
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The author makes an appeal to authority when quoting the opinions of New Yorkers and others. For example, 'Many others offered a more typical New York Democrat response.' and 'A man who gave his name as Sherwin said the case was about the facts and facts were what Trump had been convicted on.' These statements imply that there is some sort of consensus or authority behind these opinions, but no evidence is provided to support this claim. Additionally, there are instances of inflammatory rhetoric used by some New Yorkers quoted in the article, such as 'this man is just a low-life' and 'he's being cheated.' These statements are emotionally charged and do not contribute to a logical or reasoned discussion of the facts at hand. Lastly, there are dichotomous depictions of Trump supporters and Democrats throughout the article. For example, 'Many others offered a more typical New York Democrat response.' and 'Jerry Sharkey III, from Harlem, who had been at a probation hearing in the same criminal courthouse where Trump’s trial was winding up, was a firm fan of the real estate mogul turned reality TV star turned US president.' These statements present these groups as being completely opposed to one another and do not allow for any nuance or complexity in their beliefs.
Many others offered a more typical New York Democrat response.
A man who gave his name as Sherwin said the case was about the facts and facts were what Trump had been convicted on.
Bias
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The author uses language that depicts Trump supporters as angry and divisive, and those who are happy about the verdict as thrilled. This is an example of bias in tone.
Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 charges of falsifying business records in the first degree by a Manhattan jury on Thursday, making him the first former US president to be convicted of a felony.
Trump is also the first major-party presidential nominee to be convicted of a crime during a campaign for the White House.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg accused Trump of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment made by his former lawyer Michael Cohen to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her from speaking out about an alleged affair with Trump before the 2016 election.
Cohen described how Trump directed him to pay Daniels and then approved the scheme to repay him in monthly installments in 2017.
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Deception
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The article contains editorializing and sensationalism. The author uses phrases like 'historic verdict', 'unprecedented', 'first former president in American history to be convicted of a felony', and 'major-party presidential nominee to be convicted of a crime in the midst of a campaign for the White House'. These phrases are used to manipulate emotions and create sensationalism around the event.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, announced charges against Trump last year and presenting the first indictment of a former president, accusing him of falsifying the repayment of his former lawyer Michael Cohen in order to cover up a $130,000 payment Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her from speaking out about an alleged affair with Trump before the 2016 election.
Not only is Trump the first former president to be found guilty of a felony, he’s also the first major-party presidential nominee to be convicted of a crime in the midst of a campaign for the White House.
The verdict in the hush money trial was announced after jurors deliberated for nearly 12 hours over two days.
Fallacies
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The author makes an appeal to emotion by using phrases like 'historic verdict,' 'unprecedented and historic verdict,' and 'first former president in American history.' These phrases are intended to elicit an emotional response from the reader rather than presenting facts. This is a form of informal fallacy known as appeals to emotion or pathos.
This was a rigged, disgraceful trial. The real verdict is going to be November 5, by the people, and they know what happened here and everybody knows what happened here.
The threat Trump poses to our democracy has never been greater.
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The author expresses a clear bias against Donald Trump by stating that he is the first former president in American history to be convicted of a felony and that voters will decide the significance of the guilty verdict. The author also quotes Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg calling the trial 'historic' and 'following the facts and the law'. These statements depict Trump as being guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, which is an extreme position.
following the facts and the law and doing so without fear or favor.
The 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.
The first former president in American history to be convicted of a felony
voters will decide the significance of the guilty verdict
A New York jury found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records
Donald Trump is the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime
Trump had pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment his former lawyer Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the final weeks of the 2016 presidential election
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]A former US president being the first to be convicted of a felony[
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The article contains editorializing and pontification from the author in statements such as 'This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt.' and 'It was election fraud. Pure and simple.' These statements are not facts but rather opinions of the author.
This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt.
It was election fraud. Pure and simple.
Fallacies
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The author makes an appeal to authority when quoting Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg stating 'we arrived at this trial and ultimately today at this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes to the courtroom doors – by following the facts and the law in doing so, without fear or favor.' This statement implies that the trial was conducted fairly and impartially, which is an appeal to authority. Additionally, there are instances of inflammatory rhetoric used by Donald Trump when he stated 'This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt.' These statements are not based on facts and serve only to incite emotion.
The jury reached its verdict in the historic case after 9½ hours of deliberations, which began Wednesday.
He'll be sentenced on July 11, four days before the Republican National Convention.
Follow live updates here.
This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt.
You gave this matter the attention it deserved, and I want to thank you for that.
Bias
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The author's language and tone demonstrate a clear bias against Donald Trump. The author uses phrases like 'historic New York hush money case', 'disgrace', 'rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt', and 'political prisoner'. These phrases depict Trump in a negative light and imply that he is guilty before the verdict has even been announced. The author also quotes Biden's campaign praising the verdict, further demonstrating their bias against Trump.
disgrace
historic New York hush money case
'In New York today, we saw that no one is above the law'
political prisoner
rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt
'There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box'
