Former US President Donald Trump has vowed to appeal his hush money conviction on Friday, a day after jury found him guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
“We’re going to be appealing this scam… on many different things,” Trump said in a rambling, 33-minute-long speech at Trump Tower in Manhattan.
Trump claims trial was ‘unfair’
The former US president also denounced the hush money trial as “very unfair.”
“You saw what happened to some of the witnesses that were on our side — they were literally crucified,” Trump said.
“If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone,” he added. “These are very bad people.”
Judge Juan M. Merchan has scheduled Trump’s sentencing for July 11. He also faces three other felony indictments.
Trump a threat to democracy, Biden says
Shortly after Trump’s remarks, current US President Joe Biden said that his predecessor was “threatening” democracy.
“First, he questioned our election system. Then, he questioned our judicial system,” Biden said on social media.
