Former U.S. President Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 charges of falsifying documents to cover the traces of a hush payment to an adult film star during the 2016 elections. Trump says he will appeal his felony conviction. Will the outcome hurt or help his bid for the White House?

Joining the discussion: 

• Joel Rubin is a former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. 
• John Fishwick Jr. is a Trial Lawyer and former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia. 
• Art Estopinan is the President of the Estopinan Group. 
• Jeffrey Swartz is a former Florida state court judge and a professor at Cooley Law School. 

Former President Donald Trump said his historic hush money trial was “rigged” and a “disgrace” after a jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records.

“I’m a very innocent man,” Trump said to a gaggle of reporters outside of the courtroom.

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Biden says questioning Trump's guilty verdicts is 'dangerous' and 'irresponsible' https://t.co/ymW5LGokl6

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