In a historic legal outcome, Donald Trump, the former President of the United States, has been found guilty on all 34 felony charges in the Hush Money trial, a verdict that comes just before his nomination for the 2024 U.S. elections. This marks the first time in U.S. history that a former president has been convicted in a court of law. The charges against Trump involve criminal felonies related to the falsification of business records aimed at influencing the outcome of the 2016 U.S. elections.
Breaking down the 34 felonies:
The charges against the former President have been meticulously outlined, with NPR reporting his conviction on 11 of 11 charges concerning invoices for legal services. These include 11 invoices from Michael Cohen, earmarked as official records of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, spanning from February 14, 2017, to December 01, 2017.
Additionally, Trump faces convictions on another set of 11 charges related to checks issued for legal services. These charges are backed by evidence of checks and check stubs from Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust Accounts, numbered 000138 through 003006, with dates ranging from February 14, 2017, to December 05, 2017.
The Hush Money trial’s final sentencing:
New York Judge Juan Merchan has scheduled the final sentencing for July 11, 2024, close to this year’s elections. Despite maintaining silence during the verdict. The real verdict is going to be on November 5 by the people.