And while this defendant may be unlike any other in American history, 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 and doing so without fear or favor.

Many voices out there.

The only voice that matters is the voice of the jury, and the jury has spoken.

That's Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg following following the historic conviction of Donald Trump on all 34 counts in his hush money trial.

We'll have expert legal analysis on the verdict and the timeline for Trump's sentencing.

Also ahead, we'll bring your reaction from Republicans who rushed to Trump's defense

yesterday, as well as President Joe Biden's response to the verdict. Plus, the conviction has

many people wondering if Trump can still run for president. We'll go through what impact,

if any, this all has on November's election.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Friday, May 31st. I'm Jonathan Lemire.

Caddy Kay's alongside this morning. We thank you for joining us on this historic morning because

for the first time in American history, a former U.S. president has been tried in a court of law

and has been convicted of a crime.

Late yesterday, a jury of 12 New Yorkers found former president Donald Trump guilty on all

34 felony counts against him in his hush money criminal trial.

The verdict was read just around 5 p.m. Eastern in a New York City courtroom after jurors

deliberated for roughly nine and a half hours over two days.

Each of the 34 counts is associated with a falsified business record pertaining to Trump's

reimbursement of his former attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen, for a hush money payment to adult film actress

Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign. In order to keep her quiet about a sexual

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