CNN —The next time former President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally will be his first as a convicted felon.
The 34-count guilty verdict reached Thursday by a Manhattan jury – the first criminal conviction of a former president – landed like a bomb on the American political landscape.
Trump’s campaign had long braced for this outcome, readying their candidate and his supporters for an unfavorable conclusion by casting the case as a political spectacle.
But now that a verdict has arrived, uncertainty lurks behind every decision.
Trump and his lawyer, Todd Blanche, have indicated they will appeal, a process that could outlast the campaign itself.
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