thank you for watching, on that note i wish you all a very good and a very safe night from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. see you at the end of your monday. hello, covering this first conviction of a former president in american history. thursday may 30th, 2024 is now etched in all of our collective experiences. the day a jury found donald trump guilty. the day a man who spent his life outrunning lawsuits from fellow citizens, civil cases from government officials, regulatory probes, federal probes, congressional inquiries, a record breaking two impeachments in one presidential term, a historic rico charge and two federal, in all of those cases over many years that included all kinds of evidence of wrong doing, found that he could not outrun a jury of his peers. after two days and more than nine hours of deliberation, they unanimously found him guilty. on all counts as you know by now. a former president convicted of felon
all right, everyone, it s 4:00 in new york. the extraordinary moment when donald trump went from disgraced, twice impeached, four times indicted ex-president liable for sexual abuse and defamation to suddenly, in an instance, disgraced, convicted, twice-impeached, four times indicted ex-president liable for sexual abuse and defamation. it s just the beginning of the beginning, the start of a long legal odyssey for donald trump. and because the republican party has followed him willingly down to the rabbit hole toward autocracy, the country has to grapple with it as well. having spent the trial in an environment completely out of his control, defendant donald trump will now be subject to the rules, the demands, and the processes of the criminal justice system, just like any other american citizen, who s been convicted of a felony. his right to vote, even on a ballot that bears his name is likely to survive only because of a quirk of the law in his current home state of florida
the day a man who spent his life outrunning lawsuits from fellow citizens, civil cases from government officials, regulatory probes, federal probes, congressional inquiries, a record-breaking two impeachments in one presidential term, a historic rico charge and unprecedented two federal indictments, the defendant who outran, delayed accountability on all of those cases over many years, which involved all kinds of evidence of wrongdoing, found he could not outrun a jury of his peers. after two days and more than nine hours of deliberations, they unanimously found him guilty on all counts, as you know by now. a former president convicted of felony crimes for the first time in our nation s history. the news broke, we will be revisiting that tonight and going forward with some very special guests and new information. but this is a time, if there ever were a time, to slow down in our fast-paced lives, in our media, television, rushes forward to the next thing and the next iteratio
hello, i am re: millbrook covering the first conviction of a former president in american history. thursday, may 30th, 2024 is now etched in all of our collective experiences, the day a jury found donald trump guilty. the day a man who spent his life outrunning lawsuits from citizens, symbols cases, federal probes, congressional inquiries, a record-breaking two impeachments in one presidential term, a historic rico charge and unprecedented to federal indictments, the president who delayed accountability on all those cases over many years which involved all kinds of evidence of wrongdoing found, he could not outrun a jury of his peers. after nine hours of deliberations, they unanimously found him guilty on all counts, as you know by now. a former president convicted of felony crimes for the first time in our nations history. the news broke. we will be revisiting that tonight and going forward with special guests and new information. this is a time if there ever were a time t