Cheers, Kisses, and Wild Celebrations Erupt Outside Courthouse as Trump Is Convicted

Shouts of “Fuck Donald Trump” and “Let’s Go” were heard outside the Manhattan courthouse where the former president was found guilty on 34 felony counts on Thursday afternoon, part of a jubilant scene as New Yorkers and trial tourists celebrated the first criminal conviction of a former president in U.S. history.

Loud cheers could be heard on cable television as word quickly spread that the jurors, a panel of five women and seven men, all New Yorkers, had read their guilty verdicts in front of Trump and Judge Juan Merchan.

A handful of Trump supporters donning red MAGA caps were left scratching their heads outside the courthouse, videos recorded by The Daily Beast showed. Others shouted and chanted while TV news reporters attempted to deliver information live from the scene, where one Trump superfan was recorded screaming in agony, “take me instead.”

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