Patrick Maisonneuve, lawyer of the European Parliament, speaks on the day of the verdict of the trial of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament of the Rassemblement National (National Rally – RN) party, with 24 other defendants (party officials and employees, former lawmakers and parliamentary assistants) and the RN party itself, over accusations of misappropriation of European Union funds, in Paris, France, March 31, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq