Historic verdict: The jury finds Donald Trump guilty of accounting crimes
The jury finds Donald Trump guilty of 34 counts of accounting violations, US media reports.
Trump is accused of concealing the use of campaign money to buy the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels. He denies all the charges.
It is the first time in American history that a former president has been convicted in a criminal trial.
Trump's sentence will be announced on July 11, according to Judge Juan Merchan.
The jury finds Donald Trump guilty of 34 counts of accounting violations, US media reports.
Trump is accused of concealing the use of campaign money to buy the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels. He denies all the charges.
It is the first time in American history that a former president has been convicted in a criminal trial.
Trump's sentence will be announced on July 11, according to Judge Juan Merchan.
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Trump's first statement on the verdict: I am innocent - this is a disgrace
Donald Trump gave a statement to the media after the verdict against him was announced, US media reports.
- This is a shame. It is a rigged trial by a corrupt judge, says the ex-president.
- I am a very innocent man. I am fighting for our country and our constitution. We will continue to fight until the end. Our country has gone to hell.
He claims that the Biden administration is behind the decision, with the aim of squeezing a political opponent.
- The real verdict will come on November 5, from the people.
Donald Trump gave a statement to the media after the verdict against him was announced, US media reports.
- This is a shame. It is a rigged trial by a corrupt judge, says the ex-president.
- I am a very innocent man. I am fighting for our country and our constitution. We will continue to fight until the end. Our country has gone to hell.
He claims that the Biden administration is behind the decision, with the aim of squeezing a political opponent.
- The real verdict will come on November 5, from the people.
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Reactions to the Trumpdom
The Speaker and Joe Biden's staff comment on the verdict
US Republican Speaker Mike Johnson reacts with anger to the verdict against Donald Trump.
- Today is a shameful day in the history of the United States, he says according to Reuters.
- President Trump will rightfully appeal this absurd ruling, and he will win.
Michael Tyler, communications manager for Joe Biden's campaign staff, writes in a statement that the verdict shows that "no one is above the law".
“But today's ruling does not change the fact that Americans are faced with a simple reality. There is still only one way to keep Trump out of the Oval Office: to vote.”
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Trump's stock fell on Wall Street after the verdict
Trump Media's stock fell in after-hours trading on Wall Street after Donald Trump was found guilty of accounting violations.
Around midnight, it was down almost 9 percent.
The former president is a major shareholder in Trump Media, which runs the social media platform Truth Social.
Trump Media's stock fell in after-hours trading on Wall Street after Donald Trump was found guilty of accounting violations.
Around midnight, it was down almost 9 percent.
The former president is a major shareholder in Trump Media, which runs the social media platform Truth Social.
A protester with a banner reading "Trump Convicted" outside the trial on Friday.
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Analysis: It's one thing to be controversial - another to be a convicted felon
The verdict against Donald Trump may cost him the presidential election, writes David Charter in The Times.
Although the Trump campaign has played down the importance of both the court and a possible verdict for weeks, polls show that many voters outside the most Trump-loyal crowd actually care, he writes.
"The question is whether the stigma of being the first presidential felon will convince enough undecided voters."
For CBS News, Olivia Rinaldi, Jacob Rosen and Katrina Kaufman write in an analytical text that Trump will undoubtedly appeal the verdict in any case and use the attention surrounding it to raise money. But there are also signs that the Biden campaign plans to use the ruling aggressively in its communications.
Gary O'Donoghue summarizes the situation in an analysis for the BBC:
"It's one thing to be controversial and provocative, it's quite another to be a convicted felon."
The verdict against Donald Trump may cost him the presidential election, writes David Charter in The Times.
Although the Trump campaign has played down the importance of both the court and a possible verdict for weeks, polls show that many voters outside the most Trump-loyal crowd actually care, he writes.
"The question is whether the stigma of being the first presidential felon will convince enough undecided voters."
For CBS News, Olivia Rinaldi, Jacob Rosen and Katrina Kaufman write in an analytical text that Trump will undoubtedly appeal the verdict in any case and use the attention surrounding it to raise money. But there are also signs that the Biden campaign plans to use the ruling aggressively in its communications.
Gary O'Donoghue summarizes the situation in an analysis for the BBC:
"It's one thing to be controversial and provocative, it's quite another to be a convicted felon."
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Expert: Unlikely that he will be sentenced to prison
On July 11, Judge Juan Merchan will determine Donald Trump's sentence. Imprisonment for up to four years is on the punishment scale for the crime he was convicted of - but it is unlikely to be the penalty, says Cheryl Bader, a law professor at Fordham University, to The Guardian.
She points to the fact that Trump has a previous criminal record, and that he was convicted of a non-violent accounting crime.
In addition, Trump, as a former president, has bodyguard protection from the Secret Service - and soon he will be named the Republican presidential candidate, she says.
- I think that a prison sentence would be very logistically difficult, and also get a political smear that I think Judge Marchan wants to avoid.
On July 11, Judge Juan Merchan will determine Donald Trump's sentence. Imprisonment for up to four years is on the punishment scale for the crime he was convicted of - but it is unlikely to be the penalty, says Cheryl Bader, a law professor at Fordham University, to The Guardian.
She points to the fact that Trump has a previous criminal record, and that he was convicted of a non-violent accounting crime.
In addition, Trump, as a former president, has bodyguard protection from the Secret Service - and soon he will be named the Republican presidential candidate, she says.
- I think that a prison sentence would be very logistically difficult, and also get a political smear that I think Judge Marchan wants to avoid.
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