'The View' celebrates Trump's conviction: 'I got so excited, I started leaking'

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"The View" was unsurprisingly jubilant on Friday over the conviction of former President Trump in his historic criminal trial, celebrating the news as a triumph for the country and the hosts themselves.

"I felt like America won," co-host Sunny Hostin said. "I felt like New York won. I felt like the Manhattan DA's office won. I felt like I won."

"I got so excited, I started leaking a little bit," co-host Joy Behar said upon hearing the news.

All six of the show's hosts – two are Republicans but are also vehemently anti-Trump – showed up at the table, walking out with broad grins and ready to bask in the news. They even took turns recounting when they learned of the guilty verdict.

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Co-host Whoopi Goldberg, who normally takes Fridays off, appeared for the live broadcast and dramatically read the news of the guilty verdict to cheers and applause from the audience. Co-host Ana Navarro applauded as well, although Goldberg fumbled the announcement, calling Trump a "conficted" felon before correcting herself and saying "convicted."

Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels in 2016 to silence her about a prior alleged affair with Trump.

"He was cheap, and that's what you get," Goldberg said.

"There was a jury