Protesters hold placards outside Trump Tower in New York City, on May 31, 2024 before former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a press conference after being found guilty over hush-money charges at Trump Tower in New York City on May 31, 2024. Donald Trump became the first former US president ever convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty on all charges in his hush money case, months before an election that could see him yet return to the White House. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP)