Legal Analysts Share Mixed Reactions to Trump’s ‘Historic’ Conviction
Published on May 31, 2024
A mix of cheers and boos erupted outside a Manhattan courthouse on May 30 as news broke of former President Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 counts of falsification of business records with the intent to conceal another crime. And the ensuing reactions from legal analysts were just as mixed. While some expressed agreement with the verdict, other reactions ranged from disgust to dismay. “It’s a sad day,” Harvey Kushner, chair of the Criminal Justice Studies department at Long Island University, told The Epoch Times. “I think it’s a sad day for our system, and I don’t think it bodes well for the future. This is going to cause quite a bit of turmoil within our society.”...