KUALA LUMPUR – Donald Trump became the first United States president to be criminally convicted yesterday when a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star before the 2016 election.
He was found guilty yesterday of all 34 charges related to his hush money trial by the New York jury, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
The 12-member jury reached their verdict after two full days of deliberations, finding Trump guilty of covering up a US$130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her story from being published during the 2016 presidential election and itemising it as a business expense.
Trump expressed his disdain for the verdict immediately after leaving the courtroom.
“My civil rights have been totally violated by this highly political, unconstitutional, and election-interfering witch hunt. Our failing nation is being laughed at all over the world!” he posted on his Truth Social platform.
Now that he has been found guilty, Trump must convince Americans that he deserves a second term in the White House.
The 2024 presidential election will be held on November 5.
Trump’s sentencing is set for July 11. – May 31, 2024