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Donald Trump has been found guilty on all counts in his historic New York criminal trial, becoming the first former or sitting president to be convicted of a crime as he makes a bid to return to the White House.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A panel of 12 Manhattan jurors unanimously convicted him on 34 counts of falsifying business records on Thursday, with sentencing now set for 11 July.<\/p>\n

Over a six-week trial, the court heard from 22 witnesses, including Stormy Daniels, whose alleged sexual encounter with the former president was at the centre of the case.<\/p>\n

Trump, 77, called the verdict a \u201cdisgrace\u201d, adding: \u201cWe\u2019ll fight to the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former president was accused of having concealed a payment to buy the silence of Ms Daniels, a former adult-film star, in the final days of his 2016 election campaign.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors had argued that, by approving a scheme to disguise the money as legal expenses, Trump broke election law.<\/p>\n

His sentencing will come just days before the start of the Republican National Convention, when he is due to be confirmed as the party\u2019s candidate to face Joe Biden, the Democratic incumbent, in November.<\/p>\n

While he could in theory face prison, a financial penalty is seen as the more likely punishment. For now, Trump has been released without having to pay bail.<\/p>\n

The former president pursed his lips and turned to look at the jurors as they delivered their guilty verdicts, which came after two days of deliberations.<\/p>\n

Amid a massive police presence outside court afterwards, Trump said: \u201cThis was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that the \u201creal verdict\u201d was \u201cgoing to be 5 November by the people\u201d and that \u201cthis is long from over\u201d.<\/p>\n

As he spoke, hundreds of onlookers gathered and a helicopter circled overhead.<\/p>\n

He was expected to speak again to media in front of Trump Tower in New York City on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

At a news conference, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg declined to comment on whether he would seek a prison term for Trump.<\/p>\n

Asked about criticism of the case \u2013 his predecessor had opted not to bring the charges against Trump \u2013 the Democratic prosecutor said: \u201cI did my job.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur job is to follow the facts without fear or favour, and that\u2019s what we did here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The conviction\u00a0does not prevent Trump<\/a>\u00a0from standing in November\u2019s election, but he is almost certain to appeal against it regardless.<\/p>\n

It is unclear how the verdict will affect the presidential race, although some polls have previously suggested voters in several key swing states would be less likely to vote for Trump if he had a criminal conviction.<\/p>\n

Brian Hughes, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, said its digital fundraising system had seen a record number of supporters following the verdict.<\/p>\n

If Trump were to defeat Mr Biden, he would become the first convicted criminal to occupy the White House.<\/p>\n

Trump has repeatedly denied the allegations made by Stormy Daniels<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s political allies issued statements in his defence after the verdict.<\/p>\n

US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said it was a \u201cshameful day in American history\u201d and symbolic of the \u201cweaponisation\u201d of the justice system to \u201csilence dissent\u201d.<\/p>\n

Asa Hutchinson, a former governor of Arkansas who ran against Trump for this year\u2019s Republican presidential nomination, said it was \u201cnot easy to see a former president and the presumptive GOP nominee convicted of felony crimes\u201d but that the \u201cjury verdict should be respected\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Trump campaign is expected to be watching closely to see which Republicans speak out in his defence and which others might break ranks in support of the judicial process.<\/p>\n

A source close to Trump described the situation to the BBC\u2019s Katty Kay as a \u201cGOP civil war\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Biden-Harris campaign said the verdict showed no one was \u201cabove the law\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box,\u201d campaign spokesman Michael Tyler said.<\/p>\n

A statement from Ian Sams, a spokesman for the White House Counsel\u2019s Office, said: \u201cWe respect the rule of law, and have no additional comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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During the trial, the prosecution set out to prove that Trump had falsified records when he repaid his former lawyer Michael Cohen for a $130,000 hush-money payment to Ms Daniels.<\/p>\n

They said he had recorded the reimbursements as legal expenses in order to circumvent campaign finance laws.<\/p>\n

Todd Blanche, Trump\u2019s lead lawyer, told Justice Juan Merchan that the court should not allow the verdict, arguing that Cohen committed perjury on the stand.<\/p>\n

The Trump team\u2019s motion to acquit, however, was denied by Justice Merchan.<\/p>\n

In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, Cohen said that the verdict was an \u201cimportant day for accountability and the rule of law\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe truth always matters,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Trump was required to sit in the Manhattan court for the duration of the trial, which kept him largely off the campaign trail.<\/p>\n

But he launched near-daily attacks on Mr Biden, arguing that the case brought by Manhattan\u2019s district attorney was politically motivated.<\/p>\n

The former president\u00a0faces three other criminal cases<\/a>, including two of alleged election interference, but it looks unlikely that those trials will begin before the presidential election on 5 November.<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The post Sentencing set for 11 July as Trump says verdict \u2018a disgrace\u2019<\/a> first appeared on 3News<\/a>.<\/p>

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