Fox News hosts trash Trump conviction, vow political redemption

Over the past month, conservative commentators on Fox News repeatedly downplayed and disparaged the criminal charges facing Donald Trump in New York, framing them as a partisan witch hunt intended to tarnish the former president and destroy his chances in the upcoming election.

Yet they struck a righteous tone after a jury convicted Trump on all 34 charges on Thursday. Fox’s most-high-profile pundits expressed disappointment with the verdict but argued that it will ultimately strengthen Trump and unleash his base.

“This is a very sad day for all of us, irrespective of party, irrespective of affiliation,” Fox News host Jeanine Pirro said on the network’s 5 p.m. show. “We have seen the criminal justice weaponized to bring down a candidate for president and a former president.”