In an unusual and historic decision on Thursday, a Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying corporate records, making him the first former president in American history to be found guilty of a felony.Not only is Trump the first former president to be convicted of a felony, but he is also the first presidential candidate from a major party to be found guilty of a crime while running for office. Furthermore, should he triumph over President Joe Biden in November, he will become the first-ever sitting president who has a criminal record.
After nearly two days of deliberation, the jury in the hush money case returned a verdict.In an unusual and historic decision on Thursday, a Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying corporate records, making him the first former president in American history to be found guilty of a felony.Not only is Trump the first former president to be convicted of a felony, but he is also the first presidential candidate from a major party to be found guilty of a crime while running for office. Furthermore, should he triumph over President Joe Biden in November, he will become the first-ever sitting president who has a criminal record.
After nearly two days of deliberation, the jury in the hush money case returned a verdict.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, announced charges against Trump last year and presenting the first indictment of a former president, accusing him of falsifying the repayment of his former lawyer Michael Cohen in order to cover up a $130,000 payment Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her from speaking out about an alleged affair with Trump before the 2016 election. (Trump has denied the affair.)
At a news conference Thursday evening, Bragg acknowledged the historic nature of the case and the conviction. While Trump is a defendant “unlike any other in American history,” the district attorney said the verdict was arrived at “in the same manner as every other case that comes through the courtroom doors” – “by following the facts and the law and doing so without fear or favor.”
“The 12 everyday jurors vowed to make a decision based on the evidence and the law, and the evidence and the law alone. Their deliberations led them to a unanimous conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant Donald J. Trump is guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, to conceal a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election,” he said.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, announced charges against Trump last year and presenting the first indictment of a former president, accusing him of falsifying the repayment of his former lawyer Michael Cohen in order to cover up a $130,000 payment Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her from speaking out about an alleged affair with Trump before the 2016 election. (Trump has denied the affair.)
At a news conference Thursday evening, Bragg acknowledged the historic nature of the case and the conviction. While Trump is a defendant “unlike any other in American history,” the district attorney said the verdict was arrived at “in the same manner as every other case that comes through the courtroom doors” – “by following the facts and the law and doing so without fear or favor.”
“The 12 everyday jurors vowed to make a decision based on the evidence and the law, and the evidence and the law alone. Their deliberations led them to a unanimous conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant Donald J. Trump is guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, to conceal a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election,” he said.
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