one, the viability of this case has been questioned from all sorts of media outlets, including from the defendants themselves. can you respond to that and how do you feel now that you have my response is i did my job. i think particularly i talked about my personal history. i started in a prosecutor in 2003 in public integrity unit of the new york state attorney general's office. i served also in the southern district of new york. these are cases and it is a halk of this office that i am proud to lead. i don't want to go into the whole body of litigation, but we now have a federal court decision, ruling on the legal theories. we had a state court decision on the omnibus motions. but most importantly, today we

have the most important voice of all, the voice of the jurors. they have spoken. donald j. trump has been convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records. reporter:investigating this cas- reporter: are you concerned about retribution of trump is elected president? reporter: he went to the supreme court twice. any coent on that? >> kisses c-span's coverage of today's guilty verdict against -- this is span's coverage of today's guilty verdict against former psident donald trump. heard from alvin bragg just farmer resident guilty on all 35 counts of falsifying business records, making him theirst president in american history to be convicted on felony crimes. want to hear from you on if you agree or disagree with the verdict. if you agree with the verdict,

that is our yes line. if you disagree, call the no line. you can also post on social x at sign -- on social media, on x @cspan. also on facebook. that was district attorney alvin bragg just after the decision was made on the 34 counts, going out of court and talking to reporters. here is what he had to say. pres. trump: this was a disgrace. this was conflicted judge who was corrupt. it was a rigged trial. a disgrace. they would not give us a venue change. we were at 5% or 6% in this district. this was a rigged, disgraceful

trial. the real verdict is going to be november 5 by the people, and they know what happened here and everybody knows what happened here. i did not do anything wrong. i am an innocent man. i am fighting for our country, our constitution. this was done by the biden administration inhurt a political opponent. it is just a disgrace, and we will keep fighting until the end and we will win, because our country has gone to hell. we don't have -- we are a nation of serious decline. millions of people pouring into our country right now from prisons and from mental institutions, terrorists, and

they are taking over our country. we have a country that is in big trouble. this is a big decision right from day one with a conflicted judge who should have never been allowed to try this case. we will fight for our constitution. this is long from over. thank you very much. host: former president donald trump just outside the courtroom after receiving the guilty verdict, 34 in total. you heard from alvin bragg. it w biden-harris campaign tting out a statement shortly here is how it read.e down. "donald trump he would never face consequences for breaking the lawor gain, but tos verdict does not change the fact that the american people fa simple reality," from their

communications director. that is just one statement made and many more to be made after this decision from today earlier in new york. if you want to call us and let us know what you think of that decision, if you agree, call us on our yes line. if you disagree with that, that is the no line, 202-748-8921. you can post on x @cspanwj and on facebook.com/c-span. let's start with brian in ohio, calling on our yes line about today's decision concerning the former president. caller: yes, i agree wholeheartedly with all 34. i did not think it was going to be unanimous all 34, but i'm glad. it's just time for some accountability for x president

. host: brian in ohio calling on our u.s. line. jamie in ohio on our . jamie has dropped off. a little more from the biden harris campaign concerning today's offense. michael tyler was the one who sent out the statement. it went on to say there's il only one way to keep donald trump out of the oval office -- at the ballot box. convicted felon or not, trump will be the republican nominee for president. again, t just some of the statement. going on to say thet trump has never been greater. a second trump term means chaos, stripping americans' freedom thm the biden-harris campaign concerning earlier today just after 4:30 this afternoon when the decision came wn. 34 counts in total, all guilty,

against former president trump for falsifying business records. again, you can call us on the line and tell us what you think of this. let's hear from heather in south carolina on our yes line. go ahead. caller: yes, i am absolutely thrilled beyond this verdict. i was shaking alllled to death t came through today because trump has been guilty on so many different things, sides of my f- and he insulted have my uncles on both sides of my family. host: let's stick to the events

of today. you said that you supported the decision. elaborate on that.caller: beca'y with so much guilt that 12 jurors were in agreement of this scheme they had. host: theresa joins us from north carolina on our know line -- unger -- on our no line. caller: i disagree with this verdict. host: tell us why. caller: i did not want to talk on the tv. i just wanted to cast my vote -- [indiscernible] host: you are on television. tell us why you disagree with the verdict. caller: it's a sham.

it's all a political sham. it's a sad day for this country. host: teresa there in north carolina. a couple of things for callers, if you would, turned on your television as you come on the air. it keeps interference from happening and helps the conversation go a lot smoother. you can reach out again, if you want to post on x, you can dsevy doing that. representative maxine waters, democrat from california, sending out this on x -- we also heard from bennie thompson, representative from mississippi, democratic representative.

we also heard from representative barbara lee sending this out right after that decision. ryan is next in california are on our yes line on tonight's verdict. guilty on all 34 counts against the former president go ahead. host: high --caller: hi, thanks for having me. obviously, i am so thrilled with this. i hope this is a message the future president cannot mess with the american people. i'm very graful for this jury, and i think americans need to come together and really think about not voting for somebody who is a convicted felonhost: ra

on our yes line. go ahead. caller: i hope everyone heard. all along, he is telling you the bad things he is planning to do to ourd anybody who did not lisn back thenhost: roberta in calif. louisiana is next. that's where jane is on our no line. you are next up. caller: hello. this is jane from louisiana, and i'm a republican, and that these people that did not follow the rule ofl(ug law have causedr president so much harm.

host: ok. caller:lking? host: go ahead and finish her statement please. caller: i just want to say god bless america, and hopefully, somehow trump will be vindicated. ok. host: and texas. ragu on our yes line regarding the events of today. caller: good afternoon. i just want to say it is fantastic that 12 jurors who really nobody knows what their affiliation is, etc., but they all got together, went through 34 counts, and declared this individual glt it is time for americans to recognize the rule of law and

accept everything that comes from our judiciary■v with people like judge marchand doing his duty, and it's pathetic that people don't understand the rule of law. we want it unidirectional he but not where it works uniformly across the country. i am so delighted that this happen for us in america. host: ragu there in texas giving us his thoughts. you heard from democratic representatives earlier. a series of republican representatives making their thoughts known on x. this is representative tom cole. also among the republicans commenting, representative anthony d esposito.

that's an widener, also going on to say -- ■# is just some of the initial reaction from legislators asy's decision that took place in new york a few hours ago, just a little after 4:30 in the afternoon. elizabeth in alabama on our yes line, you are next up. host: i am so relieved that there is integrity and honesty left in this country --caller: i am so relieved that there is integrity and honesty left in this country. i am so tired of hearing the ex-president proclaimed that

this is a witch hunt. he is a fantasy reporter. there is no truth in his brain. i am so relieved that these people would see this, and i do hope that jury, protected from his vengeance. ■>host: that's izour no line. caller: i'm calling regarding these people calling in yes that they are so full of themselves that they cannot see beyond this here conviction. you are right in saying yes if you to andy up in a the way biden is leading us. host: why do you say no since you are calling on that line? caller: it's because i'm a trump

llower. i do believe in that. when he said it was going to get done, it was ne. we did not get all this bs because harris is the one with all the -host: we are talking at today's decision. what did you think about today's decision specifically? caller: we are going to end up in a nuclear war. no one can see beyond that. we are headed that way right now with korea and russia. you people out there voting yes, we'll see what you are saying when they drop nuclear bombs over here. host: we are going to leave it for callers, if you would not mind watching your language for certain aspects. do you agree with the verdict is what we are asking here. you can respond to that as you wish and also post on our social media.

you will remember, many witnesses called to testify over the several weeks that the trial took place, mike cohen among them. remember, part of his testimony called back to the reconsider today. stormy daniels, you will remember appearing, the first major witness to appear. keith davidson, robert costello as well. it was michael cohen and "newsweek" reporting this morning -putting out a statement saying that in part, today was an important day for accountability and a rule of law. i want to thank my attorneys for their invaluable guidance and support throughout this process. form a troubled lawyer who served as a key witness for the prosecution in that case told "." color on our no line, 34 counts

guilty when it comes to the recordkeeping practices the jury considered. here is terry in florida. go ahead. caller: i disagree with the verdict. i think it is a travesty of justice. if you look, the laws in new york city were changed to allow this window of opportunity strictly for trump, and i see it as6 another assassination of a president. john f. kennedy was assassinated, and it was covered up for years. now we have another public assassination by the democratic party. it's a shame thathost: on our f you are from florida. caller: this is absolutely another travesty of justice. hundreds of attorneys have even said this is nothing but a witch hunt.

the judge himself is a nazi -- host: hold up, as far as how you characterize him, that is one thing, but go ahead and finish her statement. caller: all i can say is that totally impartial judge that was up there, when he was giving the brief to the jury, he was telling the jury, you might find this, you can definitely charge him on these. there's nothing t abt why not go after obama? he is guilty of multiple charges. he's guilty of multiple charges. go after clinton. but trump, he put this country back together again and made it livable. a lot of people that are saying no, i am hearing a lot of obably illegal -- host: we are moving onto lowell.

caller: thank you for your show. number one, i am very happy that the rule of law and justice prevailed. to all of the naysayers who talk about it's a witch hunt, there is no witch hunt. from my perspective, justice is justic have 12 independent people that have never met before independently unanimously have a guilty verdict on 34 felony counts, that is pretty remarkable. for all those that say this was a witch hunt, get out of your cult. i wish the republican party nominate somebodwho is moral. i love your show.

i've been following c-spa for close to a decade. god bless you and god bless america. thank you and have a good evening. host: lowell in illinois giving his comments. you are welcome to do the same. by posting on our social media site. house leaders posting on social media as well, includin again, te speaker. the house minority leader, hakeem jeffries, also weighing in on x, saying -- ■again, those are the comments

from members of congress. those will continue as the day goes ahead. make your comments, too. 202-748-■20 if you say yes, you agree with the decision. 202-748-8921■ if you say no, you disagree with the guilty verdict that was headed out today. jim is in tennessee on our yes line. your next up. go ahead. caller: i'm just thankful that a verdict reached in a way that the conduct of not ly the ■, judge but the jurists, they all acted very interested, and they were attentive. as far as the trial goes, frankly, it's a great day for america because everyone is subject under the law. i'm saddened by the fact that there's so many people that are

emotionally and intelligently stunted that just don't see that this was not just some cooked up, you know, conspiracy theory. it's not just rednecks here or there. we've got the supreme court with the same kind of mentality. some of them need to be considered for impeachment themselves. guest: let's go to john in illinois --host: let's go to john in illinois on our no line caller:. last caller calling it a trumped up conspiracy. this is an absolute tragedy. an absolute witch hunt. if anybody cannot guess this is politically motivated -- mind.erni think they have

-- i think they have warped the jury's minds. host: steve in louisiana. go ahead. caller: i believe the judge led this dision and caused the jury to come up to this verdict. this is going tmarump even moree election. host: ok. steve in louisiana sharing his thoughts not only on today's decision, how it impacts the political season going forward but the election in november. highlighting next steps that ta place after today's decision, deliberating the verdict, the jury being dismissed, i process largely controlledf■ by judge marchand. the judge said the trump sentencing date for july 11 at

10:00 in the morning. he ordered parties in the case to file motions by the 13th. s are expected to submit sentencing memos. several steps to go when it comes to afteryou can watch on s we go along and give your comments on the process as well. you heard from steve. let's hear from wayne in richmond, virginia, on our yes line for the guilty verdict for the former president. caller: yes, sir, back you for taking my call. it's unfortunate for us in america to have a president to be found guilty of criminal charges, but his character from the beginning should have shown us something. he was found guilty of scamming people out of their money with trump university. contractors lost money for them.

he never paid electricians and working men, carpenters. the beginning, his character has been flawed. for him to finally be convicted of something, you know, if it walks like a duck and act like i don't, more than likely -- so i do not applaud the fact that america is so divided behind trump, but i am happ that he got convicted because he is a felon, not because he got busted this time, but his previous actions showed he had criminal attempts to do things. it's a sorry day for america to be so divided over this one individual. thank you for taking my call. host: wayne in richmond, virginia, giving us his thoughts. many cameras pointed in and around new york city in connection with this trial. still, they continue to pick up the action after the event, including this incident that

took place outside trump tower concerning former president trump. [indiscernible shouting] ■phost: that's the scene outside

of trump tower in new york city where the former president acknowledged the events of this afternoon at the federal courthouse. we are taking your calls on today's guilty verdict if you want to let us know your response. democrats line -- i'm sorry, on our line for those who suppd. caller: yes, i am kind of happy they found him guilty. i hope everybody who is calling in talking about no votes, i hope they realize we do have a justice system in this country. like they've been saying, nobody above the law. found guilty for 34 counts --

nobody found guilty on 34 counts it's to walk out like that. he walked out the court like nothing happened. host: billy in atlanta -- oh, you want to finish a thought, go ahead? caller: no, that he got to walk courtroom like that. he a convicted felon. nobody in this country can do that. nobody. host: billy in georgia. let's hear from rex in west virginia are our no line. is this rex in west virginia? caller: yes. host: go ahead. you are on. caller: i don't get this here -- you know, biden has done more than what trump has done, and they ain't nothing done about that, but trump made everything possible for us to make a gas, ,

inflation was down, but, you know, they convict the man on nothing but trash is what i'm going to say. just like back in the bible days , and i'm going to bring it up, and you will not cut me off, i hope. just like when they convicted jesus when he was on the cross, they turned to loose, barabbas. people need to pick up the bible and read it. history repeats itself. -- they turned the murderer loose. we are going to be in the middle of a war. host: that's a mix giving his thoughts. more republican members of congress giving their thoughts as well.

darrell issa, representative from new york. again. and jerry carl adding, saying -- republican from alabama giving his thoughts this afternoon. after that decision earlier today, we are taking your thoughts, too. let's hear from jill on our yes line. she is in new york. >> yes, hi, i just would like to say that it was the jurors who made the decision, and it was a decision that was unanimous on

34 counts. it wasn't 32. it was not 25. ■i applaud every single for their decision and also for their taking the time to really look at it for what it was, and that■+ was that he is a convictd felon. that's all i had to say. host: joe is up next in delaware on our no line. hi. caller: actually, name is carol. now that we have opened pandora's box, we have decided to go after political opponents because we cannot win on merit and our own policies are failures. it's time the american people wake up and see what is going on in this country. i have listened to a lot of yes colors and a lot of no callers.

i know there is the that you tend to call yes the democrat line. kind of ironic. we need to see the dangers we are facing going forward now. i think a good place to start is maybe the statue of liberty does not bother new york harbor any longer. i would say send it back to france, but they are as corrupt as new york. maybe a nationwide boycott on new york and all things new yorker. perhaps a boycon democrat until they learned that they show this country, the people they say they disagree with, but we are still supposed to be one nation under god. but that's just too mh for than that i'm afraid of where this may ultimately lead us. if you want to be a clear, reasoning, speaking human being,

you need to look at this case in new york for what it actually is. if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck,nd i think it's time for everybody to step back and look in the mirror and understand what country you are going to leave your grandchildren. host: ok, let us hear from esther in san antonio on our yes line. go ahead. caller: yes. i don't think it is political. in that courtroom and the people who disagree were not in the courtroom. they did not hear the evidence. there's no political party of intelligent upright citizens [indiscernible] if you disagree, you must have

been in that courtroom, but i have to go with those who had the evidence, and that is my point. thank you. host: thank you. several other democratic lawmakers giving their this morning. this afternoon, i am sorry. and our nex -- and if you are from maryland.

i believe he was going to say the former president. you can post on x, too,@cspan if you want to make your thoughts known there. our facebook page is available, too. facebook.com/c-span, if you agree with today's decision regarding the former president. you can call our yes line at 202-748-8920. if you disagree with it, that is the no line, 202-748-8921. mike in north carolina on our no line. caller: good evening, pedro. maybe i will talk with you in the morning. but i strongly disagree with this opinion. the presidential election of 2020, what was the voter thing between democrats and republicans? like, 90% democrat and 10% republican? and the judge should have recused himself complete a bides

proven, and his daughter party,g millions of dollars. trump did not get a fair trial on this. when the defense prosecution come up, he overruled all the defense's objections, but when the defense came up, he sided with the prosecution every te. e wave" that was supposedly committed was not until the end of the prosecution's statements. they know it has to be a unanimous decision, but in new york just like washington, d.c., them are 99% democrat and liberal. of course they are not going to find mr. trump not■$ guilty. and everybody that can see it

knows it. even the democrats, but they are just trying to lock up trump, keep him off the trail because mr. trump is leading all the poles, all the blacks, hispanics, the women, independents, and they are trying every which way they can because they know their candidate is a decrepit old fossil that don't know what he's doing so much -- host: let me ask about what you just said. do you think this will change public opinion towards the former president? caller: it's going to make him stronger because they know this is a corrupt system and it all boils downm to merrick garland, joe biden, the justice department because merrick garland still has a thorn in his posterior because trump got to nominate the supreme court mr. garland thought hwahost: oko

on our yes line. caller: hello. thank you very much for taking my call. i just want to say that it don't matter if you are a democrat or republican. just look athe facts or the evidence. it's not political. jyi don't even see why donald trump is even allowed to even run for president anyway when he was involved with january 6. he crimes he committed. evidence and all the other stuff he is doing. yes, we have never had anybody like this always his history is being a crook. let's take the political point out of this. they want to blame joe biden and everybody else. these are self-inflicted wounds by dond trump. everybody is a liar except for

donald trump. the judge, the prosecution. the jury. these jurors did their job. they saw the evidence. they convict on 34 counts. they need to stop blaming everybody else for what donald trump does. host: ok, brandon is next on our no line. caller: i'm actually calling because i think people need to understand it does not matr what party you vote for. i agree with the previous caller , that this is not political. at the end of the day, our presidents have been freemasons and have been in the past. our founding fathers were freemasons, so this is all by design and all staged. some of the principles they have is order out of chaos. obviously, this is causing chaos and division and that's what they want in our country. host: ok, edie in florida on our

yes line. caller: thanks for taking my call. i'm so glad my prayers were answered, and it's my birthday, so happy birthday to me. i'm so glad he was found guilty. amen for that. host: ok, edie there in florida. several of you have been calling in. you can do the same if you like. 202-748-8920 is the yes line if you agree with the decision today. if you disagree with that, 202-748-8921 is how you can call and let us know. again, colors, if you could turn down your television in the back on, it makes the conversation go a lot more smoothly. senator chuck grassley, republican of iowa, if you have watched any amount of c-span, you know who hison x, saying t'-

that's just one of the legislators there. franco and also giving his thoughts, saying -- -- frank cohan also giving his thoughts, saying -- from trent kelly. again, just somef from legislat. we will be showing you as many as they come inrobably more as we go on throughout the evening hours. in arizona, audrey on our no line.

hi there. caller: hi there. how you doing? host:you are on. go ahead. caller: i'm disgusted with the whole judicial system. .=it's like there is not -- there's no charge. and cohen, he already admitted that not only did he do everything, but he skimmed money from trump. the judge is with the democrats. he should recluse himself. his daughter worked for the biden campaign. i mean, come on. but he is restricted from saying anything? i mean, please, can we admit that this whole thing was an attack against trump?

it is ridiculous. i am ashamed right now of the judicial system in new york city. host: do you think the former president should have testified in his own defense? caller: i think it would have bit probably better for him if he would have, but it does not matter. look who they got to testify that basically said that whatever cohen said is a lie. the judge, the way he gave the jurors verdict, this is completely asinine. for god sakes, usually it is without a reasonable doubt, and he did not do that. the judge did not do that. host: ok, let's hear from nancy in nevada on our yes i agree wit it for no other reason than i believed in our judicial system.

i believe that justice was served, and i believe there were 12 capable jurors making a decision. they were the ones that were privy to the court proceedings, to the evidence, and having sat on a jury, i know that we take the job very seriously, and i'm sure that they did, too. and came to a reasonable and just verdict. host: ok, nancy there. well in atlanta, georgia, on our no line. you are up. caller: i appreciate you takinga made a lot of good sense, but i theological discussion about america being the promised land that god prophesied in the book of isaiah, but the fact of the matter is, our true founder was

john adams, and he said thomas jefferson is with a higher vision, that is out of john adams' quoted mouth. jefferson identified history unfolding as a result of the conflict between factions. you can read about it in the adams-jefferson letters, postwar correspondence -- host: how does that relate to today? caller: it's the same faction. ezekiel says the -- that god will attack the land of villages. if you drive across america, you will see that we are a land of unwalled villages because of the second amendment. we are actually this promised land, the gentile nation of armed priests, and god is attacking us -- host: steve in wisconsin on our yes line. caller: i'm really pleased with the decision that the court may because america has a system

th requires 12 people to make a decision that, you know, gives us justice, and guess what? the facts came out that exactly -- that said exactly what cohen did or said -- guess what, in 1932, there was a gentleman in germany that this guy keeps quoting he has been stirring the pot with america ever since he got into the think. show your fires. the guy is an evil person. my sisters and brothers, they are human beings and this guy can only be president for four more years, so why is the whole world getting all upset about donald trump? if he was present, he only has four years left.

last time, he tried to start a war with iran before his general stopped him. host: ok, thanks. again, you can continue making your thoughts, calling in on various lines on today's guilty verdict, 34 counts total against the former president. it was after about 4:30 that this came down. not too long after, it was the manhattan district attorney in front of cameras giving his thoughts on the last several weeks. d.a.: good evening. first and foremost, i want to thank the jury for its servers -- service. the jurors performed a fundamental civic duty their service is literally the cornerstone of our judicial system. we should all be thankful for the attention that the jury paid to the evidence and the law and their time and commitment over these past several weeks.

12 everyday new yorkers and of course our alternates heard testimony from 22 witnesses, including former and current employees of the defendant, media executives, book publishers, custodians of records, and others. they reviewed call logs, text and emails. they heard recordings. they saw checks and invoices, bank statements and invoices, bank statements and calendar appointments. this type of whe-coll is core t. in the 1930's, district attorney thomas dewey ushered in the era of the modern independent professional$erosecutor.

a major part of our practice has been public integrity work, including cases involving jurors, local and state elections, publici want to thanl prosecution team embodying the finest traditions of this office . professionalism, integrity, dedication, they are modeled public servants, and i am proud and humbled to serve side-by-side with them. the 12 everyday jurors about to make a decision based on the evidence and the law, and the evidence and the law alone.

their deliberations led them to a unanimous conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant, donald j. trump, is guilty of 34 trumps of -- 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a scheme to corrupt 2016 elections. while ts defendant may be unlike any other in american history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately today at this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes to the courtroom doors, by following the facts and the law and doing so without fear or favor. i want to conclude by expressing deep gratitude to nypd and the ficers of the office of court administration for securing the

courthouse, all of our safety, making sure the courthouse and all of the other matters that are important in their own right, continued seamlessly. they will continue to be and have always been incredible partners. thank you. >> do you plan to request a prison sentence and for the multiple violations of the gag order? >> the judge has scheduled sentencing for july 11. we will speak in court at that time. he also set a motion schedule. we will speak in our court filings as we have done throughout the proceeding. >> [indiscernible] do you have a response to the former president? >> i do not.

>> [indiscernible] >> i did my job. our job is to follow the facts and the law without fear or favor, and that's exactly what we did here. what i feel is gratitude we work alongside phenomenal public servants who do that each and every day in matters that you all write about and lots of matters that you do not. i did my job. we did our job. many voices out there. the only voice that matters is the voice of the jury, and the jury has spoken. >> for mr. stein glass, many people said the prosecution was

masterful and flawless. just want to know how you feel at thi>> mr. steinglass -- i thk some of you probably saw him speak for a little bit the other day. [laughter] he has done his job, as has this team, and he told me, tell them how i feel. i think you said that. iú8 think just enormous gratitu. i talked about the jurors at the beginning of my remarks. we a phenomenal system. 12 everyday new yorkers listened to the judge's directions. they followed them. they were careful and attentive, so i feel deep gratitude working alongside them, to be part of this system, and i just want to echo that this is what we are doing every ngle day, and during this trial -- you know, just this week, a ghost gun

indictment, grimaldi's wage theft, sex convictions -- all sorts of work that's being done by phenomenal public servants. we are before you today on this obviously consequential matter, but this is what we do every day. we follow the facts and the law without fear or failure -- fear or favor. >> i'm going to let our words in court speak for themselves when we get to the sentencing matter. i'm not going to address hypotheticals. they raise arguments, we will respond. i think your question underscores an important point. this is an ongoing matter. we have other phases going ahead

and we will continue to do our speaking about this>> [indiscer] the viability of the case has been questioned in all sorts of media outlets. can you respond to any of that, how you feel now that you got this conviction? >> my response again is i did my job, and i think particularly it's also about the history of the office. my personal history, i started as a prosecutor in the new york state attorney general's office in the public integrity unit answered also in the public integrity unit in the southern district of new york. these are cases i have done personally, and it's a hallmark of this office that i'm proud to lead. i don't want to go into the whole body of, but we now have a federal court decision ruling on the legal

theories. we had a state court decision on the omnibus motion, but most importantly, today, we have the most important voice of all, and that is the voice of the jurors. they have spoken. donald j. trumhas been convicted 34 counts up falsifying business records. >> your office has been investigating the case since -- are you concerned about retribution if trump is elected president? host: the manhattan district attorney got a press conference after today's concerning those guilty charges against former president trump. again, making those comments. we will hear from e president i. we will continue to hear those that hear your calls as well. keep calling on the phone line. let me find the number. --202-748-8920 if you are calling on the yes line. 202-748-8921 on the no line.

we will find out what happens next in this process. to walk us through that, a reporter for public agency, who has been on the front seat since the beginning. thanks for giving us your time. >> thanks for having me. >> when it comes to next steps, walk us through this. quickly conviction can down today, and the next thing that happens is sentencing. you heard the reporters asking the same question, if you will prison time. we are not there yet, and we will find out on july 11 when there is a sentencing hearing for donald trump when he will be back in court and the judge will decide. in the meantime, we will see court filings. we will see probably an appeal launched by trump as well and

see him attempt to try and freeze the entire■6. we will see what happens next, but it's a question if the district attorney will seek a prison term. >> determining those questions, what kind of things get factored in to that? >> if the judge ordered a probation report where the judge takes stock of someone's life and what they have done in the past and most important link, their criminal history and donald trump did n today. that will factor. he is a first-time offender. it is on a low-level felony, and the judge will probably take a look at all those factors. there's research on what kind of prison sentences people have gotten for similar crimes

convictions, and so all of that will be factored in in deciding what is the appropriate for donald trump. >> factors like the president's age, those kinds of things actor in as well? >> they can. it really is taking a look at the whole person. very importantly, there are a couple of factors that jump to mind, and that is if the defendant is contrite, if they are expressing remorse for their crime. donald trump has famously said that is something he does not do. we will have to wait and see. obviously, the important factor is he actually has a history of public service. he was a president of the united states. all of that goes into the decisi>> when it comes appeals process, what avenue does mr. trump have? >> he can make any number of arguments about the lawfulness

of the conviction. right at the moment the verdict was handed down, his attorney made an application to the court to set aside the verdict and basically acquit him, arguing that michael:, his former attorney -- michael cohan, his former attorney's credibility was in capable of supporting as a matter of law and fact the conviction, so the judge quily slapped that down. he said that it was denied immediately on the spot. that is certainly one avenue. they can appeal that decision and seek an acquittal on that basis as well. i'm sure there's any number of other arguments that they are going to write. >> when it comes to the jury, i know that they are dismissed. they have done their job. as far as anonymity is concerned, what is your history tell you about these trials and

what happens after them? >> it's a fascinating question, what happens in the jury room, how did they arrive at their decision and why? every journalist in the united states wants an answer to that question, and it will ultimately be up to the jurors if they decide to talk. one thing i can tel■#l you is tt the court system is very protective of the jurors' privacy. the judge himself decided that the jurors' names would not be made available to the public, nor their addresses. th did not fill out jury questionnaires, so that documentation was not created. their names were never called in court. they were assigned numbers and they answered and responded to those numbers. the verdict sheet itself was signed by the jury for person with his number, not his name, so there is a cloaksurrounding s moment.

i guess what i would say first is it's most likely that somebody will step forward and want to talk about this. markable moment in history, and they were the judges of facts, so i would expect we will probably see somebody step forward, but as of this moment, i certainly do not see the court system releasing the names, and one other thing i will say is the names were known to donald trump, his attorney, his consultants, etc., and prosecutors, to helporm their research and when they were choosing a jury, and there are six amendment rights that swirl around that, so it was addressed in f the public does not know these names at this time. i would not be surprised if some jurs step forward. >> you have probably covered in urite a few interesting criminal trials.

how does that compare to what you have gone through the last couple of weeks? >> to compare this trial to any other in terms of the importance politically, historically, that the former president of the united states has been convicted. that is a stunning moment to have been present for, but in so many other ways, this trial was done by the book. they gave standard jury instructions by a large. the charges, you can talk about them being unique in the way that they were applied, but many of the day to day realities of the trial, the small indignities, the room, the dingy criminal courthouse where so many other people are arraigned and tried and convicted, and now

donald trump is one of those many people who have gone through that process>> you publw 360. how can people find your work? >> you can go to law360.com and find us on twitter as well and the live blogs we put up. we have probably the only docket containing all of the documents and exhibits for the court case. you will find that on law 360 as well. >> a busy host: we are factor calls, and in florida on our yes line. caller: [indiscernible] i agree with the results. host: you will have to keep

going, stop listening to the television. we are going to put you on hold and ask you to turned ohile we e doing that. let's hear from tim, in california. caller: independent and i was a big backer of and i want to say thank you to new york state and the jurors. your facts are facts. yorevious colors are talking about the bible and president kennedy, and president kennedy was practically crucified for being a catholic, so they need to get their stuff together. our no line, joy is in savannah, georgia. caller: everyone knows this is a

banana republic. the only problem is the ones at trump do not care if it is have bee■tn republic or anything, but when it happens to them they are going to care, because this is not a just court, and i do not know how it happened and i do not know where there is some one way up above that allowed something to go on, but it takes is very sad to note that our court system is stupid low, and that is how i feel. host: thank you for calling, joy. let's trannabelle in florida. caller: hi. i just wanted to say tagree whet . i just want to say that the law is the law.

you committed a crime, and you need to be accountable for your actions. when you went to court, it was a disgrace. as a u.s. citizen we pay taxes in this country, and the law and the judges find you guilty, and i decision, and proof and proof of what you committed. no one is above the law. you commanded a crime, as a u.ce crime you committed. host: will in california on our no line. caller: hi, pedro. i am devastated to

because it destroys our democracy and our judicial demeanor that no prosecutor would touch until he announced he was running for president. as michelangelo from the biden administration, but i am getting a kick out of this people calling and celebrating. they are so far gone is not even funny, the level of brainwashing done by the mockingbird hello. look that up, because it was designed by the cia. anyway, just like this cord was designed by biden's doj. i am having a glass of wind and listening to the guest colors -- callers laughing at how foolish they have become in it period of eight years. they just want to put■m the tite of convicted felon before his name. how can anyone arrive at a

guilty verdict over a misdemeanor trumped up to 34 felonies. no one would touch to this, and it puts in former president who is very loved by the american people in this major jeopardy, and we are next. host: let's hear from stephen on our s caller: your previous guee was great, and the last caller was crazy. this is the maga amazement theory. they had 500 jurors, and regardless of whether it is 5% or 6% of the people in this, trumpers or 15%, out of 500 people they should have 75 people they could've gotten on the jury. he only needed one juror. he did not need 12, she needed

one, and they could n find one of the people in that precinct where there were 15% voting for trump, and they could not find one because he was guilty. he was guilty. they made the case, whatever the case was, and it happened. it was the jurors. he selected the jurors with the prosecution, and they could not find one guy of the 500. think about it. i know that maga people hate data and facts, but those are the facts. host: shortly after the decision president trump went before chtatement about the events that happened. here it is. mr. trump: this was a disgrace.y conflicted judge who was corrupt. it is a rigged trial, a disgrace .

they would not give us a venue change. we werat 5 or 6% in this district, in this area. this was a rigged, disgraceful process. the real verdict will be november 5 by the people, and they know what happened here and everyone knows what happened here. you have the soros backed da. i did not do anything wrong. i am a very innocent man, and it is ok. i am running for our country and fighting for our constitution. this was done by the biden administration. to heard a political opponent, and i think it is just a disgrace, and we will keep fighting right into the end and we will win, because our country has gone to hell. we do not have the same country anymore. we have a divided mess.

millions and millions of people pouring into our country right now from prisons and mental institutions, and they are taking over our country. we have a country that is in big trouble, but this was a rick decision right from day one with the conflicted judge who stood -- should have never been allowed to try this case. we will fight. this is long from over. >> [indiscernible] host: former president trump reacting to the 34 counts guilty count found against him this afternoon after the finishing of the trial that is taken place over several weeks. we are getting a reaction to it. you can■t call in on the lines, post on facebook. one of the people responding is the current president, president

biden saying that donald trump has always misy believe he would never face consequen for breaking the law for his own personal gain, but today's verdict does not change the fact that arin people face is simple reality. the is still only one way to keep donald trump out of the ovalot convicted felon or not donald trump will be the republican a second trump term means scales withting political violence, and the american people were rejected -- will reject it. reactions. jennifer, north carolina on our no line. go ahead. caller: i am a black woman, and i voted for biden, but i hav car

that mentions that something is weird when you send some from from washington doj, and i forgot his name, but if you read the book, and i voted for biden just like alan dershowitz, and she says our country is in deep arrow when it comes to our justice system doj to prosecutea previous president and convicted him. our country is in deep trouble. thank you for taking my call. have a great day. host: from mary in virginia on our yes line. caller:■; ok, i want people to understand that the jury found him guilty. the judge did not find him guilty. the judge's daughter did not find him guilty. the system work the way it is supposed to.

i believe we can start stopping the gas lighting that the american people have been experiencing for the last four years. other, the judges, but he donated, what his daughter does. the jury found him guilty. the country is in trouble. 45 has reaped enormous harm on americans. i want people to understand he was not gaggedpletely. he was told not to threaten the jury, not to threaten the witnesses, not to threaten these were orders put in place to protect our fellow american citizens who were doing their civic duty and to our patriots, who are serving our majority in coming forward as witnesses. think how frightening that must is been -- that must been.

discounting michael cohen, he is the kind of hired to come there are millions of people behind bars right now based on the testimony of other joe birds -- jail birds. doj consistently uses informants, so none of these things are valid reasons to disbelieve that this was a fair trial, and i applaud the new yorkers. i am playing thank■ásinatra it w york. i dug up my own new york t-shirt. thank you, new york city. host: roger, wisconsin on our no line. caller: my name is roger. i was raised in a democrathome,i

started paying a little bit more attention to the candidates, and i just started finding more and more that i did not agree with with the democratic party. i am now a registered republican. to all of you democrats who were celebrating a victory, well it was only a battle. you may have just woke up the giant. host: pierce is next up on our yes line, go ahead. caller: pedro, thank you for taking my call. you know, the republicans had the opportunity to get rid of trump when he made his perfect phone call with the ukrainians, and can you do me a favor? even though he was impeached,

and a lot of them will not even accept that, the senate did not do what they were supposed to do. they are kind of gutless that they did not follow through. host: how does this relate to today? caller: they got the second opportunity in january 6, that is coming up as well, but the fact is that their nominee is a convicted felon, and they had the opportunity to get rid of him multiple times, and they are going into their convention, and this is apparently the best they can do. host: go ahead and finish. caller: we need a two party system. we are a pendulum. you on one side, you got socialism on the other side. we have always been in the middle.

we might have went a little bit to one side or the other, but we have always been in the middle, but my god, this political climate. i really do feel for you, pedro, you have to sit there and take a lot of political ignorance. host: you can contie lines. the lead and make those calls, and while you wait we will show you reaction from x, particularly from legislators as ey making your comments. senator martin heinrich posting on x no one is above the law, not even a former president. today low long -- the law prevailed. senator glenn morris said i trust in the justice system and note the jurors followed the evidence and made their decision accordingly. jimmy panetta adding our court system this is how we

hold peoplac actions no matter who they are, what title they where they come from, and in america that is justice. make your comments on x too. our facebook pages c-span.com/cspdo you agree withy verdict and indent today? (202) 748-8920 if you say yes. (202) 748-8921 if you say no. on our no line, this is ben in florida. caller: good, and how are you? host: good. caller: before the republicans are beating themselves in the chest and the democrats are putting themselves on the back with one particular verdict, understand it is a process, and the process has been refined over about 150 years. if we go back a little in time,

if a black men and been accused of a crime in jim crow south it could've found 12 jurors, a prosecutor, they could've found the judge. chances are just like in new york, this would have been a guilty verdict for the black men. that is why over the 150 years we refined this so when appeal could not be pushed. you are only guilty if at the end of all of your appeals you are found guilty, but there are a lot of anomalies in this case i do not hear anyone talking about. we have got a judge that was handpicked, not in normal rotation as any normal crimo to be and as the prosecutor alleged. what is with sending a jury home for a week before sentencing? of course they lock themselves

in the closet. of course nobody talked to them about the case. you and i both know that the process has been refined because of these anomalies, and we will continue to be the best in the world because of the process. host: that is in florida. former president trump will give more of his thoughts about the event of today at a news conference scheduled for tomorrow, 11:00 in the morning is when is scheduled. a news conference baseout of new york on these 34 felony charges the former president was found ilty and. there are the black forms you canch --c-span domain channel, n now, and c-span.org as he will make more comments. let's hear from glenn on our yes line, chester, virginia. caller: i absolutely agree with

the verdict. it was done fairly. based off of what i have seen and read the jurors followed the instruction. supposed to do, and further i would like to say that as a esident you should to be the role model of law & order. you shou naws, falsifying documents, and people in the trump cult do not seem to care if he was twice impeached or inflamed and insurrection. can you imagine this guy being elected as president for a second term? you will absolutely destroy this country. if trump gets elected again, e is going to destroy our system, and you can forget about their votes. it will never happen again. he should put his jailbird suit

on and sit behind bars and think about it. since 2016 or up until was a registered republican. i am ashamed to say as a 24 year veteran, five combat deployments, and i see the way people treat each other now due to trump, due to what trump is done to this country. it is awful. host: let's hear from matthew on our no line. go ahead from pennsylvania. caller: [indiscernible] i do not agree with the guilty verdict. there should not have been a trial. the reality that stormy daniels, suu kyi is being charged with something to do with stormy daniels, which was settled

before he became president, and it was under a nondisclosure, and now well he is getting ready to run after he loses to biden to begin with he ends up being right back to that same area where they left out before he was president, only gnocchi is convicted of it. it is a misdemeanor with 35 felonies attached to it. that is wrong by its nature. the constitution does not say go out and get them. i do not know. the reality is the transcripts from the trial are not available. we did were to the jury, what they based their guilty verdict on, and we do not know anything in their sequester that would have twisted their judgments.

a week went by. either which do not agree with the guilty verdict at all. glenn grothman on x, representative giving his thoughts, it is a dark day for america as president trump is convicted. if we do not like a political candidate we beat them at the ballot box, not by convicting them of nonexistent crimes. darrell issa, biden won the last election in his basement. i will vote for trump even if he is in a jail cell. clearly at d.a. is politically motivated in this case and■s to undermine americ's confidence in our judicial system. new haven, connecticut on our yes on, this is pete. caller: i would just like to say

i agree with the verdict of it is about time he got convicted, because he dragged all of these other people along with him, and most of them are spending time in jail. it is is -- his turn to spend time in jail. he will probably get a slap on the wrist. he split up the american people since he became, and that is why the americans are split today, because of him, and i don't understand how the people are brainwashed to still vote for him. that is all i have to say. host: let's hear from kathleen in illinois on our no line. i wanted to say that president wanted to drain

the swamp, and the swamp people got together to save the swamp. host: ok. pennsylvania is next. caller: yes, i definitely agree with the verdict. my issue is mainly it does not have to do anything with the demo republic. host: this ismarbleen indiana, the no line. caller: i have a lot to say, but i will make it a really short. there is worse crimes out there that are not punished, and a lot of them have to do with the democrats too, and i think it was wrong, because that was not

a crime. having sex with someone that is consenting is not a crime. i do not know why they call it that, but i disagree with the whole thing. it is their policy that they wanted to get him out of there no matter what they call it, so i agree with a lot of the people i just heard talking too. that was not a crime, and not a crime at all. host: ok, maybe you were just joining us, 34 guilty counts to former presidenõ trump earlier this afternoon in your. the trial has been going on for several weeks. a lot of reaction, we have showed you this, from the former president himself. >> this was a disgrace.

this was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge was correct. it is a a disgrace. they would not give us a venue change. we were at 5% or 6% in this district in this area. this was a rigged, disgraceful process, but the real verdict be november 5 by the people. hat happened here. you have the soros-backed da. we did not do a thing wrong. i am a very innocent man, and it is ok. i am fighting for our country, i am fighting for our constitution. this was done by the biden administration. to heard a political opponent■+, and i think it is just a disgrace, andthe end and we wiln

because our country has gone to hell. we do not have the same country anymore. we have a divided mess. we are a nation in decline. millions and millions of people pouring into our country right now from prisons and mental institutions, terrorists, and they are taking over our country. this was a rigged decision right from day one with the conflicted judge choose should have never been allowed to try this case, never, and we will fight for our constitution. this is far from over. >> [indiscernible] host: that was earlier this afternoon. n expect more tomorrow with the former president trump holding a news conference on these felony convictions 11:00 tomorrow is where you can see that on c-span, c-span now, and

c-span.org. maris put out a bowl looking at how today up is the biggest event might impact the election later on this year, saying it was at the time by the newshour and mpr sink 67% of voters said a conviction would make a difference for them in november, including 74% of■4 independents. in fact 25% of republicans said they would be more likely to vote for mr. trump if he were found guilty by a jury while 27% of democrats said they would be less likely to vote for him, a split that underscores hardened partisan perspective on candidate trump. jim is next on our yes line. caller: thank you. first of all, the jury made the decision.

it is in the court system. i do not know why i am hearing all of these comments on your program making it political. the only one who made it political was when trump came outside and started talking politics aboutwe have a system n place. this thing went before a grand and it went to trial. the jurors were picked. they made a decision, and that is the final law and that is all that needs to be said about it. if a jury decided no, i would agree with that. if they decided yes, i would agree with that. host: on our this is roy who joins us from the louisiana. caller: [indiscernible] yeah, if they was to do anyone

in the united states like they'd done trump, they define something with any and every one of us. men worser thenever done. they have been fighting against him ever since he started running for president to start with. he was bringing in come into this country, seeing to it that people paid money when theore in history. he was doing this country■rreat, and then the democrats come and -- another question, who is to say with all the democrats, was the judge a democrat? come on now, you got to be fair. host: johnny is next, alabama, yes line. go ahead.

caller: i would just like to say thank you for accepting my call. i agree with the verdict. our country is built on you are innocent until proven guilty. you have got a right to trial by a jury. therefore, whatever the jury says, are supposed to accept. that is the law. i cannot see anything else would abide by the jury's decision, so that is what i made my decision on whether i agree or not, because he was actually trying to buy a jury of 12 people, and that was their determination is that he was guilty on all counts

, so i agree with the verdict. host: that is johnny in alabama. here is reaction from former associates of the former president. john who served as human security advisor, today a with is in fayetteville in the night. party has one last chance to change course and not nominate a convicted felon for president. that is john bolton's reaction. let's hear from susan in new york on our yes line. caller: hi, pedro. yes, i agree with the verdict, but here is what i want to tell ne, but especially the people who disagree. if you did not like the verdict, it is the defense team'sthey hao challenge the jury that was picked. if they accepted the jury, they

accepted it was on that position and felt they were fair-minded, so do not defame the jury. for all of us, the jury are the only ones who sat and heard all of the evidence, so the congresspeople on both sides of the aisle are going into their corners. at they are the only ones who heard all of the evidence every day in that trial, so they are the only ones who can make that decision, and that is the basis of our jury system, you may not be happy with the judge. you may not be happy with michael cohen. the defense did not do their job , and the jury came to the conclusion they had no doubt, all 12 of them are not 34 counts, said that is a. host: carol is next in wisconsin on our no line.

caller: well, we are seeing the decline in our nation the last 3.5 years. our the border crisis, inflation, of feeling justice system, and most living paycheck-to-paycheck, and i went to leave you with a short quote. host: everything■ you said, how does that relate to the day? caller: it relates to the day because we have had a man for 3.5 years who has done a wonderful job. we may not like i would guess a rough man, that i believe he did the best for the country. low, people were secure. i would just leave you with a quote that says when righteous men are in authority, people are rejoicing, but when we get amended rule people are groaning

, and a lot of people are groaning over what is happened t sherry up next in north carolina, yes line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i respect the efforts of the jurors. i therefore support their decision and editorialized by saying that i am one of countless republicans who will not support the former president trump for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is one more court case. he is a convicted felon. host: lou in tampa, florida on our no line. caller: i usually call in the morning. you know, we are at a crossroads in america, and they were out to

get trump. whether he -- you know, nobody is above the law, i get that, but all these 34 counts. it is a sad day for america. we are at a very big turning america, and i hope we get it right. i hope we get it right, because some -- trump tried to fight the system and fight for the little guy, but there are very powerful people that did not want trump back in that white house, and they were out to g him. one way or the other thing -- they did notant him in the window standing up for our economy and everything else. host: here is former house speaker nancy pelosi commenting

on today a las vegas event, saying this moment is december 1 for america. a trial by jury of peers is a fundamental principle of democracy which must be described -- respected. on our yes line, rebecca, tennessee. caller: i was called in becseti. he is not above the law, and i have family and friends getting incarcerated or lesser charges, and i think he got what he deserved. host: also on our yes line, lewis in north carolina. caller: it is a good day. a lot of people are mad because they feel that this man who committed these crimes, but they act like he has not committed any peers found that he did crimes, and why did it take so long end of people act like they forget his

attorney general tried to fire the da, nt did not want to leave so we turned it over to the next man in charge. they tried to stop this from day one, so i am glad that trump is getting served what he should get served with. they say it is a sad day. do you know what a sad day was? january the sixth was a sad day for america. i look at as a joyful day because he is getting what he deserves. host: this is house majory leader steve scalise sank the extremist democrats have undermined democracy by weaponizing the courts to operate like a banana republic to target political opponents. the verdict is to defeat for americans who believe in the medical legal tenant that justice is blind. we will hear from rye on our no line. caller: hi, hey, pedro.

this is completely unbelievable. trump, 34 counts, hundreds of million dollars in the campaign and dig us out of the races. i have been campaigning when it comes to the whole nine yards, and if we get him in office, what we can do is i will pardon him out. $100 million, unbelievable. 34 counts, unbelievable. host: al is next on our yes line in new jersey. caller: i think it is unbelievable how every time something happens with mr. trump , his followers say that he is being targeted. it is a witch hunt.how many indt

jurisdictions as he stood in front of with the case, and they keep finding him either that he is god no credence -- got no credence to his claims. in this case an independent jury found him convicted. how many diffent groups does he need to stand in front of him be judge, and yet he is always the victim. host: on our no line, david, yes, sir. it is sad to see that this trial took place. we are all losers because of this trial. anyone that is been will know ew trump feels. do not even be knowledgeable of a crime yet they

have convicted him solely on the basis of wanted to get rid of a political opponent. we are all losers because of this, and anyone who cannot see's through the smoke screen needs to wake up and be aware of what is going on. host: michael in new york, our yes line. caller: absolutely, when the chito dusted individual just like robert de niro said, he could not have said it any better. i hope he goes to jail, and unfortunately he never will. that is just the way it is. host: one more call from kim, columbus, ohio, yes line. caller: yes, i am very happy that trump finally got what he deserves. he is a condiment -- con man.

they keep talking about we only started messing with trump when he came down the escalator. we have been talking about trump. you all are just finding out about it. i am happy that trump is convicted. we did not have to have from convicted to win this race coming up, but it feels good, that other people who go through when he goes through do not have no chance of getting what he got . so, yes, i am glad. we have people done here in columbus,iddle of the street dancing. host: sherry, minnesota, no line. caller: all this is is [indiscernible] host: that is a good place to leave it and thank you for all of you participating in commenting comment if you wish n

our various social media sites facebook page at facebook.com/c tell is going on in the next couple of days with the next day or so is tomorrow morning, 7:00 is when the "washington journal"■3p starts, and if you are interested in condemning on in this topic, tomorrow will be dedicated to today's guilty verdict. that will start at 7:00 tomorrow rning on this network for "washington journal." the former president expected to make comments about today's events when it comes to guilty charges. news conference on felony convictions. c-span is where you can see that, c-span now, and c-span.org.