Former president calls verdict ‘a disgrace’ after being convicted in New York on all 34 counts of falsifying business records

Donald Trump has been found guilty of using a criminal hush-money scheme to influence the outcome of the 2016 election.

The verdict came after a jury deliberated for less than twelve hours in the unprecedented first criminal trial against a US president. It marks a perilous political moment for Trump, the presumptive nominee for the Republican nomination, whose poll numbers have remained unchanged throughout the trial but could tank at any moment.

  • ApexHunter
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    7 months ago

    He wasn’t just convinced of falsifying business records – he was convicted of doing so in furtherance of another crime. That upgrades your a class a misdemeanor to a class e felony.

    Also, for perspective, Cohen did serve jail time for his role in this scheme. And one could reasonably argue that Trump shouldn’t receive less punishment than someone following his instructions.