Donald Trump Expected to Appeal Guilty Verdict, Which Could Delay His Sentence

Donald Trump is near-certain to appeal his judgment after being found guilty of 34 felony counts on Thursday, May 30, which could delay his sentence from beginning until the court weighs in.

Trump was convicted of falsifying business records more than a year after his Manhattan indictment was unsealed. The anonymous 12-person jury that determined Trump’s fate deliberated for two days before reaching a unanimous verdict.

When the verdict was read, Trump’s legal team requested that the judge overrule the jury’s finding and acquit him — a motion that was immediately shut down.

The former president spoke to reporters for less than three minutes on his way out of the courthouse, dismissing the trial as “rigged” and vowing to “fight to the end.”