He was found guilty on all 34 counts. Here’s how the former president, his supporters, US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have responded to the decision.
How Trump supporters responded
Thirty-five per cent said they were more likely to support Trump, and 56 per cent of registered voters polled said the case would not affect their vote.
Three in 10 Republican voters said they were more likely to support Trump following his conviction, according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll. Source: AAP / Anthony Behar/Sipa USA
A previous Reuters/Ipsos poll of registered voters conducted in April found one in four Republicans said they would not vote for Trump if he is found guilty in a criminal trial.
Calls for violence
Plans to appeal
Speaking outside the court after the verdict, Trump said he had been subject to a “rigged trial” by a “corrupt” judge, without providing any evidence to back up those claims. He vowed to “keep fighting”.
Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg had previously said jurors made their decision “without fear or favour”, based on “the evidence and the law alone”.
Joe Biden calls Trump’s claims ‘reckless’
“Donald Trump was given every opportunity to defend himself. It was a state case, not a federal case. It was heard by a jury of 12 citizens, 12 Americans, 12 people like you,” Biden said, in his first public comments on Trump’s claims.
Joe Biden called Trump’s accusations of rigging “dangerous”. Source: AAP / Michael Reynolds/Pool/EPA
“Like millions of Americans who served on juries, this jury is chosen the same way every jury in America is chosen. There’s a process, Donald Trump’s attorney was part of it. The jury heard five weeks of evidence, five weeks. After careful deliberation, the jury reached a unanimous verdict.
“Now he’ll be given the opportunity as he should, to appeal that decision just like everyone else has that opportunity. That’s how the American system of justice works.”
How has Australia reacted to the verdict?
“The relationship between Australia and the United States is a relationship between nations, not just between individuals,” he said.
Anthony Albanese called the verdict “a matter for the United States and their system” when asked about it by reporters. Source: AAP / Bianca De Marchi
“I wish the United States well, it’s an important relationship we have.”
What happens next?
— With additional reporting by Penry Buckley, Reuters and the Australian Associated Press.