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She has consistently denied any wrongdoing and will appeal the verdict, which would put her jail sentence and the fine on hold.
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The court ruled that there was no personal enrichment involved for her or fellow party figures.
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“Forbidding French to do something just pushes us more to do it,” she said. “She will get millions more votes.”

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