2024-06-01 11:57 AM IST
Donald Trump has been convicted of falsifying documents to cover up payment to silence the adult film star ahead of the 2016 election. The verdict plunges the US into unexplored territory ahead of the presidential election on 05 November. Donald Trump is expected to challenge the verdict, as he faces max sentence of 4 years in prison. A Manhattan jury on May 30 convicted Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the NY Hush Money Trial, CNN reported. Prosecutors alleged Trump of involved in an illegal conspiracy aimed at undermining the integrity of the 2016 election, suppressing negative info. The central to the case was the concealment of a hush money payment made to adult film star, Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg praised a 12-member jury, and prosecution team for their service after the former US Prez was found guilty. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg praised a 12-member jury, and prosecution team for their service after former US Prez was found guilty. However, the former US Prez vehemently denounced the trial, labelling it a "disgrace" and decrying it as "rigged".
