Donald Trump has addressed the world following his guilty verdict by a New York court in his latest criminal trial.
The former US President was found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial in New York after being accused of falsifying business records to cover up a payment to former adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Speaking live from New York, Trump accused the trial of being "rigged", and blamed the "bad and sick people" responsible for putting him through the trial.
Hitting out at US President Joe Biden, he accused the current Potus of "not being able to put two sentences together" and accused him of orchestrating his trials ahead of the election.
Trump could be jailed for up to four years and face thousands of dollars in fines after the jury reached a unanimous verdict.
Speaking immediately after the verdict on Thursday, Donald Trump said the verdict reached was "rigged" and a "disgrace".
Trump raged: "This is a scam, this is a rigged trial, it shouldn't have been at that venue, we shouldn't have had that judge, he should have allowed us to have an election expert.
"We had the best expert, most respected expert, head of the federal elections commission. He was all set to testify. He was waiting for two days."
Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts in his infamous hush money trial
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Hitting out at the trial further, Trump claimed his team believed it was the "most ridiculous case they'd ever seen".
He told the press conference that the judge "looks like an angel but is really a devil".
Trump claimed: "Our witnesses were literally crucified by this man who looks like an angel, but he is really a devil.
"I'm the leading candidate. I'm leading Biden by a lot. And I'm leading the Republicans to the point where that's over. So I'm the leading person for president, and I'm under a gag order by a man who can't put two sentences together."
Hitting out at Biden directly, Trump also claimed that his election rival is the "dumbest president we've ever had".
Trump raged: "Nobody wants to talk about it, but he is a big danger to our country. And the only way they think they can win this election is by doing exactly what they're doing right now, winning in the courts because they can't win at the ballot box.
"Crooked Joe Biden is the worst President in the history of our country. The most incompetent, he's the dumbest president we've ever had, and he's the most dishonest president we've ever had. So we're going to show them that we're going to fight."
Addressing his supporters, Trump vowed to "make America great again" and that November 5, the Presidential election, will be "the most important day in our history".