Donald Trump convicted on all charges in hush money trial
The Peninsula
New York: A New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all charges in his hush money case on Thursday in a seismic development barely five months ahead o...
New York: A New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all charges in his hush money case on Thursday in a seismic development barely five months ahead of the election where he seeks to recapture the White House.
The historic first criminal trial of a former US president ended with the 77-year-old Trump found guilty on each of the 34 charges of falsifying business records to hide a payment meant to silence adult performer Stormy Daniels.
Trump, who is all but certain to appeal, did not immediately react, but sat still, his shoulders dipping.
The conviction thrusts the United States into uncharted political territory but does not bar Trump from a White House run, even in the unlikely event that Judge Juan Merchan sentences him to prison time.
The verdict comes just weeks before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where Trump is due to receive the party's formal nomination to face Democratic President Joe Biden on November 5.