Donald Trump's Guilty Verdict And Conviction

Overview

Donald Trump's Guilty Verdict And Conviction refer to memes and jokes about former U.S. President Donald Trump being convicted on all 34 counts of the felony Hush Money case lodged against him by the New York City District Attorney, making Trump the first U.S. president to have been convicted of a felony in any state or federal court. Jokes about Trump's guilty verdict and conviction made the rounds online on May 30th, 2024.

Background

On May 30th, 2024, Donald Trump was found guilty and charged with 34 felony charges of falsifying business records in an effort to conceal payments made to Stormy Daniels.

The verdict came over a year after the Manhattan District Attorney's Office accused Trump of falsifying these business records with the intent to violate federal campaign finance limits, unlawfully influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and commit tax fraud.^[1]

Developments

Donald Trump made a series of posts on Truth Social about his conviction on May 30th, calling Judge Merchan biased, his trial a "witch hunt" and alleging that his civil rights have been violated (seen below).^[2]

News about Trump's guilty verdict was shared on Reddit's /r/News^[3] on May 30th, 2024 by /u/ManOfSteel13, where it gathered over 93,000 upvotes in a day. News about the verdict was also posted to Reddit's /r/Conservative^[4] board, where it gathered over 11,000 upvotes in a day.

Redditor /u/MustBeDem's post about Trump's guilty verdict on /r/pics^[5] gathered over 145,000 upvotes in a day (seen below).

Online Reactions

Various internet users reacted to the news of Trump's guilty verdict and conviction, with X^[6] user @PanasonicDX4500 posting a screenshot of their "MSNBC Parent's" reaction to the news of Trump's arrest, gathering over 71,000 likes in a day (seen below, left).

Also on May 30th, Tumblr^[7] blog DestielMemeNews posted a Destial Confession meme about Trump's conviction, gathering over 24,000 notes in a day (seen below, right).

Conservative internet users expressed disappointment about Trump's guilty verdict, as seen in posts by X^[8] user @TheRightMelissa, who compared Trump to Nelson Mandela (seen below, left), and Tim Pool,^[9] who called Trump the "First Outlaw President."

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