Jury Finds Trump Guilty On 34 Counts In So-Called ‘Hush Money’ Trial

OAN’s Sofia Flores and Brooke Mallory
Thursday, May 30, 2024 2:34 PM

45 jurors in so-called Trump ‘hush money’ lawsuit^Number President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records.

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The jury reached its verdict in just over 11 hours.

Before the declaration, reporters, prosecutors, and Trump all expected the jury to finish deliberations for the day at 4:30 p.m.

Shortly after the verdict was read, Trump sat in the courtroom with his arms crossed and a dejected look on his face.

Meanwhile, Trump’s supporters took to social media platforms to express their thoughts on the verdict.

“Ray Charles could have foreseen that,” said one Meta (Facebook) commenter.

Many expected a guilty verdict, especially given that the trial took place in overwhelmingly liberal New York state and that the liberal judge’s daughter works for a company that provides digital campaign services, including online fundraising, mobile messaging and web design, to Democratic politicians.

In that case, Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records relating to a $130,000 payment made by his lawyer, Michael Cohen, to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

The Manhattan Supreme Court jury’s verdict came just hours after they were shown excerpts of Marchan’s legal instructions Wednesday and read to Cohen and the former defendants. National Enquirer Publisher David Pecker’s testimony.

Trump is the first former US president to face criminal charges.

During the trial, Cohen argued that Trump ordered Daniels to be paid before the 2016 election to avoid damaging his chances of winning the presidential election.

“This is a disgrace, it was an unfair trial… They did not grant a change of venue… This district and this region… The real verdict will be on November 5th.^Number “By the people… we did nothing wrong, I’m innocent. I’m fighting for my country, I’m fighting for the Constitution… we’re fighting for the Constitution,” Trump said after the trial.

The verdict is scheduled for July 11.^Number.

The Republican National Convention begins on July 15th.^Number-18^Number.