Jon Stewart is slamming the media's response to Donald Trump's hush money conviction. Last Thursday, a New York jury found Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records. He will be sentenced on July 11 and becomes the first former US president to be convicted of felony crimes. During Monday's 'The Daily Show,' the host criticized conservative outlets' denial of the trial's legitimacy.
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00:00 John Stewart is slamming the media's response to Donald Trump's hush money conviction.
00:04 Last Thursday, a New York jury found Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records.
00:11 He will be sentenced on July 11th and becomes the first former U.S. president to be convicted
00:16 of felony crimes. During Monday's The Daily Show, the host criticized conservative outlets' denial
00:21 of the trial's legitimacy. The trial was a sham. Yes, we empaneled grand juries and submitted
00:26 evidence and cross-examined witnesses. But how is Donald Trump or his family not allowed on the jury?
00:31 Outrageous! Stewart also denounced both sides' polarized coverage of the event.
00:37 For Democrats, of course, the challenge is how do we exploit the moment politically
00:42 without giving the impression that this was the plan all along?
00:47 He also poked fun at Biden's viral press conference moment from Friday
00:51 when the president turned and smiled blankly at the press pool as he was leaving the room.
00:55 Do you think the conviction will have an impact on the campaign?
00:59 We'd love to hear your thoughts, sir.
01:02 Stewart concluded his monologue by arguing that both sides of the spectrum too often
01:09 allow politicians to litigate issues on television rather than in courthouses.
01:14 Our political leaders are not in court. They are here on TV, where the news media
01:21 has decided that there's really no such thing as reality.
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