After deliberating for 11 hours, a New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on all 34 charges of falsifying business records to hide “hush money” payments in 2016 to former adult film performer Stormy Daniels. Trump faces up to four years in prison. Trump spoke about the verdict as he came out of the courthouse. He called it a “disgrace.” BREAKING: Donald Trump says the "real verdict" will be decided on election day November 5th, 2024, calls out George Soros after being found guilty."It's okay, I'm fighting for our country… I'm fighting for our constitution."Trump also called out President Biden, saying the… pic.twitter.com/3QibqBSCrt— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 30, 2024 Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts issued a statement on the conviction. This verdict is a travesty to our republic. This was a bogus prosecution engineered by President Biden and his weaponized DOJ that has made the New York justice system look like that of a third-world country where government officials engage in partisan prosecutions against their political opponents. You can read the rest of Roberts’ statement here. The Daily Signal is a website of The Heritage Foundation. Sen. Ted Cruz said in a statement that the verdict represents a “dark day” in America. This is a dark day for America. This entire trial has been a sham, and it is nothing more than political persecution. The only reason they prosecuted Donald Trump is because Democrats are terrified that he will win reelection. This disgraceful decision is legally baseless and should be overturned promptly on appeal. Any judge with a modicum of integrity would recognize that this entire trial has been utterly fraudulent. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a statement on X that a guilty verdict would have never been reached if Trump wasn’t the person being charged. Today’s verdict represents the culmination of a legal process that has been bent to the political will of the actors involved: a leftist prosecutor, a partisan judge and a jury reflective of one of the most liberal enclaves in America—all in an effort to “get” Donald Trump.That…— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) May 30, 2024 MoveOn.org, a liberal advocacy organization, called the verdict a “small degree of justice” in a statement. Today, a jury concluded that Donald Trump broke the law. This verdict represents a small degree of justice against Trump and his enablers and now millions of MoveOn members will keep up their work to guarantee he loses at the ballot box, too. Before beginning to deliberate on a verdict Wednesday, the 12-member jury received unusual instructions in Manhattan Criminal Court from Judge Juan Merchan, Fox News’ John Roberts reported on X. Judge Merchan just told the jury that they do not need unanimity to convict. 4 could agree on one crime, 4 on a different one, and the other 4 on another. He said he would treat 4-4-4 as a unanimous verdict.— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) May 29, 2024 The former president spoke to reporters and onlookers Tuesday outside the court before closing arguments in his trial. Tiffany Trump makes her first appearance at the sham Trump trial.Don Jr, Eric, Lara, Michael Boulos (Tiffany's husband), Steve Witkoff, Will Scharf, and Deroy Murdock are also in attendance.pic.twitter.com/mrn6aDNThV— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) May 28, 2024 Before those closing arguments, actor and liberal activist Robert De Niro showed up at the courthouse to denounce Trump and his supporters and express his own support for President Joe Biden.  The Democrats parade a washed up actor, Robert De Niro, outside of Trump's trial, a man who has spewed vile, pejorative-filled poison at Trump multiple times, and now he's upset Trump supporters are shouting at him in protest?!De Niro is a unhinged, entitled maniac. pic.twitter.com/Ar9A0f60dS— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 28, 2024 Inside the courtroom, during closing arguments, Trump’s lawyer argued that the prosecution had failed to come up with any evidence that Trump committed a crime. “President Trump is innocent,” defense attorney Todd Blanche said. “He did not commit any crimes, and the district attorney has not met their burden of proof, period.”  Blanche was referring to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, an elected Democrat. Trump’s attorney also pointed to the prosecution’s star witness, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, as an unreliable witness with a history of lying. “You cannot send someone to prison based on the words of Michael Cohen,” he told the jury. Merchan, the judge, reprimanded Blanche for this remark, calling it “outrageous” and “highly inappropriate.” The prosecutor, Joshua Steinglass, rested his case by arguing that Trump’s defense was built on deception. “The name of the game was concealment and all roads lead to the man who benefited most, the defendant, Donald Trump,” Steinglass said. This is a breaking news story which will continue to be updated. The post GUILTY: Jury Convicts Trump on All Charges appeared first on The Daily Signal.