Donald Trump confirms he will appeal againsthistoric conviction I BBC News

Donald Trump has confirmed he will appeal against hishistoric conviction in his New York trial in remarks at Trump Tower.

The former US President was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his trial on Thursday.

He claims his prosecution was politically orchestrated and that the trial was "rigged".

"We're going to be appealing this scam," he said,before complaining about the conduct of Justice Juan Merchan.