Claire Lai said in a Washington, D.C., interview this week that Hong Kong's legal system is highly compromised after a three-judge panel found her father, Jimmy Lai, guilty of sedition and conspiring to collude with foreign forces following a 156-day juryless trial.The panel's 855-page judgment cited 161 publications and meetings with U.S. figures including Donald Trump, Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo, and prosecutors said Lai's intent to destabilize the Chinese Communist Party persisted after the National Security Law took effect, exposing the 78-year-old to a possible life sentence.Lai's legal team, including barrister Jonathan Price, and rights groups called the proceedings performative and politically driven, while Hong Kong and Beijing defended the verdict and correctional authorities said Lai has received adequate medical care as his family reports sharp health decline and vows to appeal.