Former President Donald Trump has announced that his campaign has raised almost $400 million since he was found guilty by a New York jury last week.
Trump announced the jaw-dropping haul during a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, on Thursday.
"I just went through a rigged trial in New York, with a highly conflicted — and I mean highly conflicted — judge," Trump began, "where there was no crime, it was made up, fabricated stuff. They didn't want to bring the case, they could have brought the case seven years ago. It's only when you run for office they bring cases."
Trump said that it was conveniently brought in the middle of his presidential campaign, where he is "beating Biden by a lot."
"By the way, right after the announcement of this, more campaign funds were given to this campaign than any campaign, they think, in history. Almost 400 million dollars. Four-hundred!" 🚨 President Trump says he’s now raised a whopping $400 MILLION since the sham trial in New York
The Biden campaign’s gotta be in full panic mode 🤣 pic.twitter.com/mExkSTKHvL
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 6, 2024 BREAKING:
Donald Trump has announced that they have raised a whopping $400 MILLION since his conviction!!!!
TOO. BIG. TO. RIG. pic.twitter.com/ORPuVgXcyP
— Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) June 6, 2024
Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts in the New York "hush money" trial on May 30.
The jury deliberated for about 10 hours before handing in the verdict.
The 34 felonies relate to the falsifying of business records to cover up hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels over an alleged affair.
Speaking to the press outside the courthouse, Trump declared that he is a "very innocent man."
“This was a disgrace, this was a rigged trial,” Trump asserted. “Our whole country is being rigged right now. This is being done by the Biden Administration in order to hurt or wound a political opponent.” "This is a rigged trial."
Donald Trump speaks outside court where he was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records relating to hush money payments to the porn star Stormy Daniels. https://t.co/zqzQfCTEr8
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— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 30, 2024
“We have a country that’s in big trouble, but this was a rigged decision right from day one, with a conflicted judge who should have never been allowed to try this case,” Trump said.
The former president said that the "real verdict" will be decided by voters in November. Trump speaks after being found guilty in sham trial: "the real verdict is November 5 by the people." pic.twitter.com/qXIOtlNOt0
— ForAmerica (@ForAmerica) May 30, 2024
“And we’ll keep fighting we’ll fight till the end and we’ll win because our country has gone to hell. We don’t have the same country anymore. We have a divided mess. We’re a nation in decline, serious decline, millions and millions of people pouring into our country right now, from prisons and from mental institutions terrorists, and they’re taking over our country,” Trump said.
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, four days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.