Donald Trump, the former US president, has been found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the hush money trial he is facing.
As a result, Trump becomes the first former president in US history to face criminal conviction.
The 34 counts were based on 11 invoices, 12 vouchers, and 11 from his former personal attorney, who provided the $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, according to the judgements read aloud in court.
In order to hide the payment made to Daniels in exchange for her quiet on an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the former president, Trump was accused of fabricating business papers.
Trump had pleaded not guilty and denied having sex with Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.
Prosecutors also accused Trump of taking part in an illegal conspiracy to undermine the integrity of the 2016 election and an unlawful plan to suppress “negative information” revolving around the adult film star.
Todd Blanche, the former president’s attorney, moved for an acquittal of the charges, but Juan Merchan, the presiding judge, denied the acquittal motion.
Trump called the hush money trial against him a “disgrace” and a “rigged trial”.
“We’ll keep fighting; we’ll fight til the end, and we’ll win because our country’s gone to hell,” Trump said.
“This was done by the Biden administration in order to wound or hurt an opponent, a political opponent.
“We don’t have the same country anymore; we have a divided mess. We will fight for our Constitution. This is long from over.”
