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Supporters of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump face supporters of US President Joe Biden as they react after Trump was convicted in his criminal trial near his residence at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on May 30, 2024. | AFP photo.

Donald Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche said that the real estate mogul would appeal his guilty verdict after becoming the first former US president ever convicted of a crime on Thursday in his hush money trial.

Blanche indicated on CNN that Trump would push forward with post-trial motions and ‘if that is not successful, then as soon as we can appeal we will. And the process in New York is there’s a sentencing, and then we appeal from there.’