Texas AG Ken Paxton says Trump verdict is “dark and shameful day in American history”
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies yesterday during a controversial trial in New York, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is describing the verdict as an “outright assault” on Trump and “every American who believes in justice and the rule of law.”
The jury concluded that he illegally falsified business records to cover up a payment of $130,000 to an adult film star to keep quiet about an extramarital affair they had ahead of the 2016 elections. The verdict came after just two days of deliberations and marks the first time an American president has been found guilty of a crime.
Paxton said in a statement released yesterday: “Today is a dark and shameful day in American history. The corrupt Biden administration, an unhinged Judge and the deceitful…
