Trump says he plans to appeal, blames Cohen for guilty verdict

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Judge Merchan set sentencing for 10 a.m. July 11, days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, scheduled for July 15-18, when Trump is likely to be selected as the party's nominee for president.
41% : "There was no crime here," Trump said.
39% : "Trump also announced a record $34.8 million fundraising haul after the guilty verdict.
38% : Trump spoke out at Trump Tower in New York after Thursday's guilty verdict.
31% : "Trump said he did nothing wrong.
30% : "So we're going to be appealing this scam," Trump said.
29% : Still under a gag order, Trump didn't mention his former attorney by name but called him a "sleaze bag.
28% : On Thursday, Trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records for disguising hush money payments to an adult film actress as legal costs ahead of the 2016 election.
26% : Trump has made Justice Juan Merchan a frequent target of his attacks.
25% : Trump said if he could be prosecuted, all other Americans could be prosecuted.
20% : During his New York trial, Trump declined to take the stand in his own defense.
20% : "Trump also blamed the judge for what he said were unfair and biased rulings from the bench.
18% : "We're living in a fascist state," Trump said as he defended himself from the podium.
16% : Trump blamed Cohen, his former personal attorney who testified against him.

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