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Trump Found Guilty On All Counts: 5 Takeaways From The Verdict by Niall Stanage  

Donald Trump Found Guilty Of All 34 Counts in Hush Money Criminal Trial

Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. The verdict is a stunning legal reckoning for Trump and exposes him to potential prison time in the city where his manipulations of the tabloid press helped catapult him from a real estate tycoon to a reality television star and ultimately president. As he seeks a return to the White House in this year’s election, the judgment presents voters with another test of their willingness to accept Trump’s boundary-breaking behavior.

Twelve New York jurors made history on Thursday when they convicted former President Trump on all counts in his hush money trial

Trump is the first former president to be convicted of a felony — or, in his case, multiple felonies. He was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in a case revolving around a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

The verdict came faster than many legal observers expected, given the complexity of the case and hard questions over the credibility of the prosecution’s main witness, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen. 

The emphatic nature of the verdict is a powerful vindication for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D), whose judgment was widely questioned when he first brought the case.

Emerging from court, Trump attacked the case as a “disgrace.” He also accused Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over proceedings, of being “corrupt” and “conflicted.”

Trump remains all but certain to be crowned as the GOP’s presidential nominee at his party’s national convention in July.

Here are the big takeaways from a dramatic day. To learn more go to the link below:

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4695239-trump-found-guilty-on-all-counts-five-takeaways-from-the-verdict/

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