Former US President Donald Trump has said he is ready to face prison instead of “begging” after being convicted by a Manhattan criminal court in a money laundering case.
Former US President Donald Trump has said he is “ready to go to jail” after being convicted in a New York court on all 34 counts of falsifying business records, adding that his best revenge would be to win the presidential election scheduled to end this year.
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The current Republican White House hopeful went on to warn that his incarceration would be “difficult for the public to accept,” adding that “there is a tipping point.”
On May 31, in a landmark verdict, a panel of 12 Manhattan jurors unanimously convicted the 77-year-old leader of falsifying business records to conceal $130,000 in hush money to adult Movie star Stormy Daniels will make an impact in the 2016 presidential election.
During the six-week trial, the court heard 22 witnesses, including Daniels, whose alleged sexual encounter with the former president was at the center of the case.
Trump called the court’s ruling a “disgrace” and says the trial was rigged with “a judge who was conflicted and was corrupt.”
