Live: Trump lashes out after being found guilty on 34 counts

For a moment, everyone gathered outside the court in lower Manhattan thought the jury was about to be sent home for the day.

After a day and a half of deliberations, it appeared the panel of 12 ordinary New Yorkers would be coming back tomorrow to consider their decision.

But as news filtered through that a verdict had in fact been reached, the mood immediately shifted.

TV reporters scrambled into position. Trump’s supporters started rushing back into the park across the road from the courthouse.

As the guilty verdict on the first few counts became clear, some anti-Trump protesters started yelling in delight. One told me she’d cried tears of happiness.

Trump’s backers, on the other hand, were furious.

It’s a very small example of the way this case has divided Americans, and it’s a sign of what’s to come as we get closer to November’s election.