NBC News senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett describes the moments she read on live TV former President Trump’s verdict in the hush money case.
NBC News senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett thrives under pressure. So Jarrett was ready to go the afternoon of May 30, when a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
’s Savannah Guthrie and Nightly News’ Lester Holt were delivering a special report, when suddenly Jarrett’s voice could heard in the background. It was urgent. “Guys! We need to go,” Jarrett said. “We need to go.” “Go,” Savannah said. The cameras then turned to Jarrett, who read off each count, one by one. Trump became the first former United States president to be convicted of felony crimes.
.com. Here, Jarrett recounts what was going through her mind at that historic moment. “IN THIS MOMENT, my thoughts were this: Be calm. Play it straight. You know this case. Those of us who cover high profile legal cases are used to pressure. But 5:00 p.m. on Thursday — when former President Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes — was next level. I went to law school, I clerked for judges, I practiced law, and I gave it all up — for this.
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