Donald Trump Becomes First Former US President Guilty of Crimes

NY jury convicts Trump of all 34 counts of falsifying records
Sentencing set for July 11, four days before GOP convention

Bragg on Trump Verdict: 'The Jury Has Spoken'

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By David Voreacos, Patricia Hurtado, and Erik Larson

May 30, 2024 at 8:39 PM UTC

Updated on

May 30, 2024 at 10:23 PM UTC

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Donald Trump was found guilty in the first criminal trial of a former US president in the nation’s history, a verdict that could reshape the political landscape five months before Election Day.

After two days of deliberation, a jury of 12 New Yorkers found Trump guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money payment to a porn star, a conspiracy that prosecutors said deprived voters of vital information before the 2016 election.