Former president Donald Trump was convicted by a jury Thursday on all 34 counts of falsifying business records. Mark Hamill, Lynda Carter, George Takei and Sheryl Lee Ralph are among those in Hollywood who have taken to social media to share their reaction to the guilty verdict.
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00:00 Hollywood is reacting after Donald Trump was found guilty in his New York criminal hush money trial.
00:06 A jury found the former president, who could face four years in prison or probation,
00:11 guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records.
00:15 Trump also became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes.
00:20 His sentencing is set for July 11.
00:22 Many in Hollywood took to social media to share their reactions after the guilty verdict was read.
00:27 Steve Martin wrote on social media, "Stormy Trumps Donald.
00:31 Today would be a good day for the GOP members to engage in serious self-reflection about their devotion to a convicted felon."
00:38 Cheryl Lee Ralph quickly took to X, writing, "Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty of all 34 counts he faced.
00:45 A cheer has erupted from Collect Pond Park."
00:48 Author Stephen King wrote, "The Republican candidate for president is a convicted felon."
00:53 Mark Hamill shared a graphic that repeated the word "guilty" several times,
00:57 while actor Billy Baldwin wrote, "Guilty on all counts.
01:00 E.J. & Carol, Stormy Daniels, election interference, espionage, and inciting an insurrection coming up."
01:06 Barbara Streisand said in a social media post, "Convicted felon Donald Trump is blaming the judge, the jury, and New York for being found guilty on 34 counts.
01:15 He will never accept accountability for his crimes.
01:18 Americans must not allow this felon anywhere near the White House again."
01:22 News coverage of the guilty verdict drew a big crowd.
01:25 More than 16 million viewers watched coverage of the verdict on cable and broadcast networks based on early Nielsen ratings.
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