Donald Trump's Family Responds to New York Verdict

Several members of Donald Trump's family have come to his defense after a Manhattan jury convicted the former president on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

Donald Trump Jr., the former president's eldest son, reacted over X (formerly Twitter) within minutes after the guilty verdict was read, writing, "Such bull****."

"Guilty on all counts," Don Jr. added in a following post. "The Democrats have succeeded in their years long attempt to turn America into a third-world ****hole. November 5 is our last chance to save it."

Trump's second-old son, Eric, also addressed his father's conviction on X Thursday evening, writing, "May 30th, 2024 might be remembered as the day Donald J. Trump won the 2024 Presidential Election."

Lara Trump, Eric's wife and co-chair of the Republican National Convention, shared a link to Trump's campaign on her X account, along with the quote, "They're not coming after me, they're coming after you, I'm just in the way."

Trump was joined by several family members during trial for his hush money indictment, where he was accused of forging records in order to conceal a payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election. Don Jr. has made several visits to the Manhattan courthouse, including sharing a video to TikTok on Wednesday of him and the former president enjoying snacks while the jury deliberated. Eric and Lara Trump were spotted at the courthouse while closing arguments were presented in the case on Tuesday, alongside the former president's youngest daughter, Tiffany Trump, and her husband, Michael Boulos.

Two family members were notably absent throughout the trial—former First Lady Melania Trump and Ivanka, the former president's eldest daughter who served as an adviser during his first term.

Ivanka Trump did not issue a formal statement regarding her father's conviction, but she did share a photo to her Instagram story Thursday night of her as a child sitting on the former president's lap. The caption written over the picture read, "I love you dad."

Newsweek has reached out to the offices of Ivanka and Melania Trump on Thursday for comment on the former president's verdict.

Trump's former press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, told CNN on Wednesday that it is likely the former president was bothered that his eldest daughter and wife did not show during the trial.

"That kind of thing would bother him," she said. "If Mrs. Trump wasn't at some event and it was really noted, he would definitely bring it up with her. So I'm sure in this context, it's definitely really bothering him."

Update 5/30/24, 9:33 p.m. ET: This story has been updated with additional information and background.