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Hey everyone, Ellie here wishing you a happy Friday. Well, it is over. Donald Trump is a convicted felon. The jury trial has

ended. I will tell you, I am recording this late at night on Thursday. The column that you were going

to see did say, I will say, you'll just have to trust me, that there's some magic to Friday

verdicts, and we will likely

receive a verdict today, Friday, and it will, in all likelihood, if we do receive a

verdict Friday, be a conviction. I did not expect a verdict Thursday night to tell you the truth.

It dropped on us while I was on set at CNN, and all heck broke loose. But here we are. We

have the verdict. It's a momentous occasion in

U.S. history, in criminal justice history. And I have some thoughts. As always, I really am glad

to share them with you. We'd love to hear what you think. Keep your thoughts, questions,

and comments coming to letters at cafe.com.

The first time I ever took a jury verdict, I almost passed out. I was a brand new prosecutor,

29 years old, sounds crazy now, and had just given my first closing argument a few days earlier.

Since then, the trial team and I had been whiling away our time, interrupted only by the

occasional note from the jury seeking testimony

or legal instructions as they deliberated. All of a sudden, we got word from the court clerk.

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