Despite conviction, Donald Trump vows to fight on

Beginning life as a presidential candidate with a criminal conviction, Donald Trump vowed Friday to move forward by trying to convince voters his recently-completed hush money trial was a political plot.
“If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone,” the presumptive 2024 Republican White House nominee said during a news conference at Trump Tower.
Supporters who attended the news conference applauded at times, especially when he vowed to continue campaigning for president aggressively. His opponents, who were confined to a different street, carried signs that said “loser.” They also periodically chanted “guilty! Guilty! Guilty.”
Trump vowed to appeal the verdict. He argued that he sought to change the judge, change the venue where the trial was held and to have witnesses, except the judge put restrictions on their testimony.
“We’re going to be appealing this scam,” Trump said. “The judge was a tyrant.”