Biden Breaks Silence on Trump Conviction

Published on May 31, 2024

WASHINGTON–President Joe Biden commented for the first time on Friday on former President Donald Trump’s conviction in a New York trial, calling the claims that the trial was rigged “reckless” and “dangerous.” “Donald Trump was given every opportunity to defend himself. It was a state case, not a federal case,” President Biden told reporters. “The jury heard five weeks of evidence, five weeks. And after careful deliberation, the jury reached a unanimous verdict,” President Biden said. “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.”...