Former President Donald Trump’s website for campaign donations crashed within minutes of his guilty verdict being announced on Thursday.
Trump was found guilty of all 34 charges in his criminal hush money case in Manhattan, marking the first time a former U.S. president has been convicted of a felony crime. Shortly after the verdict was announced, however, Trump’s donation website crashed, and was later updated with a new message from the former president regarding the verdict.
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“The Left thinks that if they bury me with enough witch hunts and intimidate my family and associates that I’ll eventually throw up my hands and give up on our America First movement,” the statement said. “Let me be as clear as possible: I WILL NEVER STOP FIGHTING FOR YOU.”
Screenshots of the website’s crash were shared widely on X.
Shortly after the verdict, Trump’s campaign, as well as the fundraising arms for House and Senate Republicans, solicited donations from supporters to combat a “political witch hunt” that they said was designed to prevent him from winning the November election.
“I’M A POLITICAL PRISONER!” a Trump campaign fundraising email said. “I was just convicted in a RIGGED political Witch Hunt trial: I DID NOTHING WRONG! They’ve raided my home, arrested me, took my mugshot, AND NOW THEY’VE JUST CONVICTED ME! Crooked Joe Biden needs to get the message — right here, right now — that his chances of a 2nd term END TODAY! BUT FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, OUR IMMEDIATE PUSHBACK MUST BE SO MASSIVE, IT WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY! WE MUST MAKE JOE BIDEN REGRET EVER COMING AFTER US! Before the day is over, I’m calling on TEN MILLION pro-Trump patriots to chip in and say: I STAND WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP!”
President Joe Biden, meanwhile, has issued his own call for fundraising, posting on X that the only way to ensure Trump does not return to the White House is “at the ballot box.”
The case centered on allegations that Trump orchestrated illegal payments to silence women with potentially damaging information during his 2016 presidential campaign. The jury deliberated for more than 11 hours before reaching a unanimous decision, finding Trump guilty on all the charges.
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Trump’s legal team has already announced plans to appeal the decision, arguing that the trial was unfairly biased against him. They believe the evidence does not support the charges and have expressed confidence the verdict will be overturned on appeal.
The Washington Examiner has contacted Trump’s campaign for comment.
