ATLANTA — Editors Note: The video above is about what kinds of punishment former President Donald Trump could actually face
Politicians and community leaders are weighing in after former President Donald Trump was convicted on 34 counts in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to an adult film actress who said the two had sex.
This makes Trump the first president in the country's history to be convicted of a felony.
“This was a rigged, disgraceful trial,” an angry Trump told reporters after leaving the courtroom. “The real verdict is going to be Nov. 5 by the people. They know what happened, and everyone knows what happened here.”
Several notable politicians, including Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, have weighed in on the case's outcome in the Peach State.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene
Georiga Congresswoman Nikema Williams
“Nobody is above the law and today’s verdict, while a long time coming, does not change our mission in 2024 to re-elect President Biden to continue his work investing in Georgia, creating jobs and producing more opportunities for everyone,” said Congresswoman and DPG Chair Nikema Williams. “Convicted felon, or not, Donald Trump is the Republican nominee for president, and Georgians cannot afford a second term of our freedoms being ripped away by an unhinged and even more dangerous candidate.”