Following conviction, Trump still on for Beverly Hills, Newport Beach fundraisers next week

Former President Donald Trump still plans to head to Southern California next week for a pair of fundraisers, despite a guilty verdict in his hush money trial Thursday, a campaign spokesperson confirmed Thursday, May 30.

Trump – who is the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a felony – is in the midst of his third quest for the White House. He has plans to head to Beverly Hills on Friday, June 7, and then Newport Beach the next day to raise money for his campaign.

“The fundraisers are still on. We’re excited about the president coming out,” said Tony Strickland, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign in Orange County.

Earlier Thursday, Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts. Jurors said Trump was guilty of falsifying business records in a bid to influence the 2016 presidential election, which he won.

Trump and his supporters immediately decried the verdict, calling it “rigged.” The former president has lambasted the judge and Manhattan district attorney in the case.

Strickland maintained the verdict only galvanized supporters more. Case in point, he said: Trump’s fundraising page crashed shortly after the verdict was handed down, which the campaign has attributed to an influx of support.

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