Former President Donald Trump spoke outside the courthouse on Thursday.Former President Donald Trump called the hush money trial "rigged" while speaking outside the courthouse Thursday just moments after learning"This was a disgrace," Trump told reporters. "This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt. It's a rigged trial, a disgrace."
Trump continued to maintain his innocence, saying, "We didn't do a thing wrong. I'm a very innocent man -- it's OK," he said, adding, "I'm fighting for our country, I'm fighting for our constitution. Our whole country is being rigged right now." White House counsel's office spokesperson Ian Sams reacted with a brief statement on the Trump verdict, saying they "respect the rule of law" and "have no additional comment."Trump continued his remarks, addressing the state of the nation and calling out immigration and prison reform, saying, "We don't have the same country anymore -- we have a divided mess.