news Donald Trump Becomes First US President To Be Convicted Of A Crime Cover image via Andrew Kelly/Reuters & Cheney Orr/Reuters Donald Trump became the first US president to be convicted of a crime on Thursday, 30 May, when a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election
Image via Andrew Kelly/Reuters Trump, 77, has denied wrongdoing and an attorney representing him said they would appeal as quickly as possible The jury found Trump guilty of falsifying business documents after sitting through a five-week courtroom presentation that featured explicit testimony from porn star Stormy Daniels about a sexual encounter she says she had with Trump in 2006 while he was married to his current wife Melania. Trump denies ever having sex with Daniels.
The relatively short amount of time jurors needed to reach a verdict was a sign that they thought there was enough evidence to back up Cohen's testimony, said George Grasso, a retired New York judge who attended the trial. The jury notified the court they had reached a verdict at 4.20pm and the foreperson read out all 34 guilty counts shortly after 5pm.
As a standalone crime, falsifying business documents is normally a misdemeanour in New York, but prosecutors in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office elevated it to a felony on grounds that Trump was concealing an illegal campaign contribution."We did our job. many voices out there. The only voice that matters is the voice of the jury, and the jury has spoken," Bragg said.
Trump has pleaded not guilty in all the cases, and has portrayed his various legal troubles as an effort by Biden's Democratic allies to hurt him politically. Read the full story 6 Places That Sell Coffee In Klang Valley For As Cheap As RM5 Don't forget to bring along your reusable cup!