Trump's Child Breaks Silence with Emotional 4-Word Message to 45
Ivanka Trump shared a heartfelt message for her father, former President Donald Trump, following the Manhattan jury's guilty verdict on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records on Thursday.
Ivanka posted an Instagram story featuring a childhood photo of herself being held by her father, captioned, “I love you dad” along with a heart emoji.
The photo might be about 40 years old, but its message is timeless.
As reported by the New York Post, this marked Ivanka Trump's first public statement since her father's conviction on Thursday.
The New York Post also mentioned that unnamed sources indicated “Ivanka is fully supportive of her dad and loves him very much despite his conviction.”
The 12-member New York City jury found Donald Trump guilty on the second day of deliberations.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged the former president with 34 felony counts related to a payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels through his then-personal attorney Michael Cohen before the 2016 presidential election.
The jury informed Judge Juan Merchan of their verdict shortly after 4:30 p.m.
The jury had requested a review of testimony from publishing executive David Pecker and Michael Cohen. They also asked the judge to reread portions of their instructions on Thursday.
Trump is expected to appeal the verdict. His lawyers argued that several of Merchan's rulings unfairly biased the trial.
One contested ruling was the exclusion of testimony from former Federal Election Commission Chairman Bradley Smith, who would have stated that the payments to Daniels were not campaign expenses or donations.
Another contentious point was Merchan’s instruction to the jury that they did not need to agree on the specific crime Trump committed in connection to the alleged falsification of business records.
Trump has consistently maintained his innocence.
After the verdict, Trump told reporters, “This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt.”
“The real verdict is going to be November 5th by the people,” he added.
“It’s OK. I’m fighting for our country. I’m fighting for our Constitution,” Trump said. “This is long from over.”