Donald Trump comments after being found guilty on 34 felony counts at Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday in New York. was convicted Thursday on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in his New York state hush money case, becoming the first former U.S. president to be tried and found guilty of a crime.
The 12-person jury unanimously agreed on the verdict after deliberating for two days, finding that Trump falsified records to cover up $130,000 in payments before the 2016 election to an adult-film actress to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with him years earlier.Justice Juan Merchan has twice ruled that Trump violated his gag orderof falsifying business records.
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