President Joe Biden had a few words to say on a jury’s decision to find his predecessor guilty on 34 felony counts.
On Friday, Biden opened remarks about the situation in the Middle East by noting former President Donald Trump was found guilty.
He pointed out Trump will have the ability to appeal the verdict and added, “That’s how the American system of justice works.”
“It’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don’t like the verdict,” Biden declared. “Our justice system has endured for nearly 250 years, and it literally is the cornerstone of American. The justice system should be respected, and we should never anyone to tear it down, it’s as simple as that. That’s America. That’s who we are. And that’s who we’ll always be, God willing.”
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Biden also stated the trial was not brought by federal prosecutors, but instead by the Manhattan district attorney.
On Thursday, Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an attempt to cover up a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
Conservatives have criticized the case and alleged it was an example of selective prosecution against Trump.
Additionally, they have took issue with the legal theory of the case which bumped the charges up from misdemeanors to felonies on the basis that business records were falsified in furtherance of another crime. And while the prosecution did not precisely make clear what the other crime was, it argued the falsification was done in furtherance of a campaign finance violation in closing arguments.
After the verdict, Trump delivered brief remarks from the courthouse.
“This is a rigged disgraceful trial. The real verdict is going to be November 5th by the people,” he told reporters.
Trump went on:
“We didn’t do a thing wrong. I’m a very innocent man. It’s okay. I’m fighting for our country, I’m fighting for our Constitution. Our whole country is being rigged right now. This was done by the Biden administration in order to wound or hurt a political opponent.”
Finally, he added, “And we’ll keep fighting. We’ll fight to the end and we’ll win. Because our country has gone to hell. We don’t have the same country anymore.”
