Trump found guilty on all counts in first-ever criminal trial of a former president

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A New York City jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on several counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments ahead of the 2016 presidential records, according to breaking reports.

Jurors spent fewer than 11 hours deliberating and had only a few specific questions. One related to the testimony of former National Enquirer/AMI chief David Pecker and another requested a re-reading of the jury instructions.

At the close of the second day of deliberation, the jury was told that they would be sent home at 6 p.m. EST. The judge announced that he would allow jurors to go home at approximately 4:30 p.m., and the jurors responded by saying they have a verdict and need about 30 minutes to fill out the form, MSNBC reported on air.

The historic decision represents the first time a panel of jurors determined the guilt of a former president on criminal charges.

Trump's sentencing is scheduled for July 11 at 10 a.m. ET.

Trump maintained his innocence throughout the six-week trial that saw a former fixer, adult film star, and ex-tabloid publisher take the stand to testify about catch-and-kill schemes linked to salacious stories and six-figure payments made in secret.

Dramatic moments saw Stormy Daniels turning the tables on Trump attorney Susan Necheles, Michael Cohen admitting he stole from Trump, and Hope Hicks bursting into sudden tears.

A furious Justice Juan Merchan made the "unbelievable" decision to clear his courtroom to chastise one of Trump's two defense witnesses, attorney Robert Costello.

Quieter moments saw Trump taking frequent "bonafide" naps, or, as he put it, closing his "beautiful blue eyes."

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Spectators also saw Trump dragging family members and MAGA Republican allies to stand behind him, sometimes even in matching blue blazers and red ties, in Manhattan criminal court.

While even Oscar-winner Robert De Niro made an appearance outside the courthouse, Trump's wife Melania was notably absent.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's criminal case, the first to go to trial, is one of four the former president faces.

Trump also stands accused of election racketeering in Georgia, election interference in Washington D.C., and Espionage Act violations in Florida.

In each, Trump has pleaded not guilty and raised the specter of a political witch hunt targeting President Joe Biden's chief political rival in the upcoming presidential election.

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Jurors began deliberations on Wednesday.

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Judge deals major blow to Trump's fight against blue city over local ICE ordinance

A federal judge rejected the Trump administration's lawsuit seeking to block a city law that limits cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The Trump administration sued Boston to secure an injunction against one of the city's ordinances restricting ICE cooperation, the type of law that Trump says belongs to "sanctuary" cities. Federal Judge Leo Sorokin tossed the case on Thursday, ruling that the government has no standing to bring the case.

"The United States has not made a plausible showing that its alleged injuries are redressable by the judicial relief it seeks," Sorokin wrote. "A federal district court is not a roving beacon of justice, free to opine on each question any party presents, no matter how consequential."

According to Sorokin, Massachusetts state law restricts how much local law enforcement can work with ICE anyway.

An injunction "would not liberate the city to empower its officers to take actions state law does not authorize," Sorokin wrote.

"Boston police officers cannot detain a person pursuant solely to a federal civil immigration detainer or administrative warrant," with or without the city ordinance in question, Sorokin noted.

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Right-wing journalist predicts Tulsi Gabbard will end her tenure on a dramatic note

Right-wing journalist John Solomon predicted Thursday, outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard will make a dramatic exit by releasing evidence claiming to prove foreign interference in the 2020 election.

Solomon, who works closely with Gabbard on declassifications, spoke with Bannon on the "War Room" podcast.

"Tulsi is gonna go out in a blaze of glory in her final month because she will be able to release in succession some extraordinary evidence of foreign interference in our election in 2020 and since," Solomon shared.

Solomon claimed the intelligence community concealed evidence of "active measures" by China, Iran, and other adversaries, and alleged Gabbard would systematically destroy the official narrative that 2020 was secure.

He also claimed China interfered with voter databases in multiple states and made unverified allegations about Ukraine laundering federal grants to Former President Joe Biden's campaign.

Gabbard resigned in May, citing her husband's cancer diagnosis. During her tenure, she was involved in President Donald Trump's 2020 election efforts, including overseeing ballot seizures in Georgia and voting machine confiscation in Puerto Rico.

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Details of new draft Iran peace plan shock analysts: 'You have to be kidding me'

Political analysts and observers were shocked on Thursday by new reporting on the draft peace plan that U.S. and Iranian negotiators are discussing.

The New York Times reported that part of the deal on the table includes a $300 billion investment fund to help rebuild Iran at the end of the war. The report was published at a time when the Trump administration and Iranian officials are in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global waterway for energy trade, which has prolonged the over three-month-old conflict.

"Iranian official described it as a 'reconstruction program' that would be promised to Iran in the event a final agreement was signed. Earlier in the negotiations, Tehran had demanded reparations for bombardment damage that some Iranian officials estimate at $300 billion to $1 trillion," according to the report.

Analysts and observers reacted to the report on social media.

"That’s 300 ballrooms!" Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, posted on X.

"Uh, what?" former Republican lawmaker Adam Kinzinger posted on X.

"A $300 Billion Dollar Investment fund? For Iran? By Trump? You have to be kidding me," Mally Smith, a former Biden and Harris campaign staffer, posted on X.

"Unlike Obama unfreezing $1.7 billion in Iranian funds held since the 1979 revolution, Trump is offering Iran a $300 billion outright bribe to let him get out of the mess of the war he started so he can claim a victory and move on," Damon Linker, a political science lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, posted on X.

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