Lawless and disorderly: Republicans line up behind Trump after conviction
Briefly

A shameful day in American history. A sham show trial. A kangaroo court... One of America's two major political parties was determined to undermine faith in the US judicial system... creating a political tinderbox ahead of November's presidential election.
We've entered new political & legal territory as a Nation, Donald Trump will now force every GOP candidate to trash our judicial system... Should he win, he'd have a more toxic mandate than in '17... Experts warned by sowing distrust in institutions, Trump and his allies were creating a political tinderbox.
On Thursday a jury in New York pronounced Trump guilty of 34 felony counts... While Democrats hailed the verdict, the ex-president claimed the trial was rigged and a disgrace, adding: The real verdict is going to be November 5 by the people.
His campaign fired off a flurry of fundraising appeals. One text message called him a political prisoner, even though he has not yet found out whether he will be sentenced to prison...
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