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i'm paul gigot. a manhattan jury found donald trump guilty this week on all 34 counts of false iffying business records, the first time in history that a former u.s. president has been convicted of a felony. thursday afternoon's verdict marked a dramatic end to the almost 6-week trial, but trump vowed that the legal fight is not over. >> this was a rigged decision right from day one. with a conflicted judge who should have never been allowed to try this case, never. and we will fight for our constitution. this is far from over. paul: let's bring in jim trusty, a former federal prosec...

Before this jury. paul: yeah. i just want to tug out this process point you make. are you saying that there is a potential due process of law violation here, that a because in a case like this you are required to give the defense and the jurors notice with some specificity and with some advance notice and clarify what, in fact, are the specific charges here? and i'm not just talking about the baseline charge here, i'm talking about the underlying theories that the prosecution offered about what a trump was trying to cover up supposedly here. is that what you're talking about? >> well, i'm talk...

In terms of the prosecution. it's not uncommon to start out with a certain baseline charge and then you build a case more and you go back with a superseding indictment. but the particular charges against the cfo will be significant. what kind of exposure does he have? because that will determine how much incentive he has to cooperate. and from what employees of trump organization say, he was a very detailed person, just like donald trump. and in order to make a case, if there is going to be a case ultimately made against the former president, you are going to need someone who was close to the ...

He's got a lot of shows. how many times are you going to come on and say lose weight, wear a helmet. >> is there any there there? you're making money and not disclosing it that would be the baseline charge. >> dr. oz tries to be on the up and up. you go to his website and see his trusted partners listed. that's an example of something some doctors wouldn't do to go that next step and have that relationship. you know seems to me like he's going to go on the offense here. he's been on the defense for several days. some of these doctors and physicians seem like they've got sketchy pasts, pointing...