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The day after becoming the first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes, Trump used a Trump Tower appearance to cast the verdict as persecution and attack the justice system.
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The day after becoming the first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes, Trump used a Trump Tower appearance to cast the verdict as persecution and attack the justice system.
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