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New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump Guilty on All Counts in Hush-Money Case  —  Donald J. Trump, the former president and presumptive 2024 Republican nominee, was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a case stemming from a payment that silenced a porn star.
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Is Trump going to prison?  What to know about the possible sentence after his conviction  —  Washington — Former President Donald Trump has now been convicted in the New York “hush money” criminal trial, immediately raising a lot of questions and launching the case into uncharted territory …
Renato Mariotti / New York Times:
How Trump's Team Blew It  —  The criminal trial of Donald Trump didn't have to end this way.  —  The prosecution's case had flaws that couldn't be wallpapered over even with weeks of testimony, over 200 exhibits and a polished and persuasive presentation by Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, and his team.
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Get Ready for Trump to Use Guilty Verdict to Win Votes  —  UNRULED BY LAW  —  If being convicted of a crime results in Donald Trump winning the White House again, why should any law or norm stop him from doing whatever he wants to do? … Now that the jury has delivered a decisive and unanimous decision …
CNN:
Donald Trump found guilty of all 34 charges in hush money trial  —  What we covered here … Here's what happens now that Trump has been convicted in his hush money criminal case  —  From CNN's Devan Cole  —  A New York jury convicting Donald Trump on 34 felony counts …
emptywheel:
Trump Convicted of Fraud to Cover-up Fucking a Sex Worker  —  The first five verdicts were guilty.  Updates as they come.  —  Update: All 34 counts came back guilty.  —  Update: Sentencing will be July 11, the week before the GOP Convention.  —  Update: The Biden campaign has issued this statement.
David Axelrod / CNN:
How Robert De Niro's advocacy for Biden backfired  —  Editor's Note: David Axelrod, a CNN senior political commentator and host of “The Axe Files,” was a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama presidential campaigns.
Associated Press:
Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes  —  He is the first former American president to be found guilty of felony crimes  —  Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations without a verdict, AP Explains  —  Donald Trump became …
Erin Doherty / Axios:
TRUMP FOUND GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump guilty on all counts in New York criminal trial
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Biden campaign on Trump verdict: ‘No one is above the law’
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Donald Trump Should Drop Out  —  Convicted felon Donald Trump's first words after the historic jury verdict were predictably defiant: “The real verdict is going to be November 5 by the people.”  —  The Biden-Harris campaign's communication director issued a statement (perhaps written …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Wrong Case, Right Verdict  —  The wrong case for the wrong offense just reached the right verdict.  —  Donald Trump will not be held accountable before the 2024 presidential election for his violent attempt to overturn the previous election.  He will not be held accountable before the election …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Trump Loses a Big Battle in His Lifelong War Against Accountability  —  His 34 guilty convictions turn this escape artist into a felon.  —  Donald Trump has been in a war with accountability his entire adult life, and accountability has usually lost.  In a New York City courtroom on Thursday …
Discussion: New York Times and Politico
Politico:
Biden secretly gave Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with US weapons  —  It's a major reversal that will help Ukraine to better defend its second-largest city.  —  The Biden administration has quietly given Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia — solely near the area of Kharkiv …
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Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
The Federalist CEO Calls For Republicans to Draw Up Lists of Democrats to ‘Put in Prison’ After Trump Verdict  —  Sean Davis, the CEO and co-founder of the the right-wing website The Federalist, called on Republicans to draw up lists of Democrats to “put in prison” in a social media post reacting …
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Trump aide declares Larry Hogan's campaign dead … - Hogan's call to respect the rule of law seems to have incensed at least one top Trump advisor.  — “You just ended your campaign,” said Chris LaCivita, a senior Trump advisor, on X in response to Hogan's comments.
Françoise Mouly / New Yorker:
John Cuneo's “A Man of Conviction”  —  The former President is found guilty on all thirty-four counts.  —  It's not the first time that news of a verdict against Donald J. Trump has been eagerly awaited by cartoonists, commentators, and the general public.
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
U.S. Department of the Treasury, IRS Announce Direct File as Permanent Free Tax Filing Option, All 50 States and D.C. Invited to Join in Filing Season 2025  —  New Free Tool Made Possible by Resources from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act  —  WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Bystander Shouts ‘You F*cking Suck!’ at Fox News Host Outside Trump Trial  —  DRIVE BY  —  Also calling Gowdy a “c*cksucker,” the unidentified New Yorker sped by on a bicycle during a live TV segment about the Trump trial.  —  A New York bicyclist verbally assailed Fox News host Trey Gowdy …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
False right-wing reports about Trump trial jury instructions fuel threats against judge  —  False reporting and social media commentary about the jury instructions in Trump's hush money trial has spurred calls for the assassination of the judge overseeing the case.
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Bill Pruitt / Slate:
For 20 Years, I Couldn't Say What Donald Trump Did on the Set of The Apprentice.  Now I Can.  —  For 20 years, I couldn't say what I watched the former president do on the set of the show that changed everything.  Now I can.  —  On Jan. 8, 2004, just more than 20 years ago, the first episode of The Apprentice aired.
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Alex Christy / Newsbusters:
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New York Times:
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