Republicans Say Trump Being Found Guilty Is Great News for Trump

GOP strategists see Trump’s conviction as boosting his case, but that may just stop with his own voters.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media alongside his attorney Todd Blanche after the conclusion of his hush money trial in New York.
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Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records, becoming the first former president in U.S. history to be a convicted felon — but Republicans are spinning the verdict as a strength.

“His base is going to come out even stronger, there’s no question in my mind,” former White House press secretary Sean Spicer told NOTUS.

The Trump campaign has already used the guilty verdict to galvanize fundraising dollars, likely giving Trump a short-term boost and a long-term message as his other trials drag on: that the judicial system is targeting the former president.