Donald Trump has been found guilty of 34 charges of falsifying business records. He is the first president of the United States to be convicted of a crime
31 may 2024 в 06:28
Donald Trump has been found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in his default trial. On Thursday, May 30, the Manhattan jury delivered the verdict in this high-profile case. This is the first time a former American president has been found guilty of committing a crime. The sentencing date for the 77-year-old Trump is set for July 11.
Leaving the courtroom, the former host of «The Apprentice» called the court a «disgrace» and «corrupt», - addressing the cameras and journalists. He also repeatedly claimed that the trial was «rigged».
«We did nothing wrong», - he said. «I am a very innocent person. … Our whole country is rigged right now».
Trump added: «We will continue to fight, we will fight to the end and we will win». He also accused Judge Juan Merchan of a «conflict of interest».
«It was a rigged decision from the start with a judge who was in a conflict of interest and should not have been allowed to preside over this case», - Trump said.
According to many sources and news organizations, it is unlikely that Trump will face prison time.
12 jurors unanimously agreed that Trump falsified business records to conceal a $ 130,000 payment to former porn actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Throughout the trial, the presumed Republican presidential candidate declared himself innocent and denied any connection to the 45-year-old Daniels.
Speaking at a hearing earlier this month, Daniels described an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006. Saying she did not reject Trump’s alleged sexual advances, Daniels described her discomfort.
«There was an obvious power imbalance», - she testified. «But I was not verbally or physically threatened».
Trump’s lawyer, Susan Necheles, challenged Daniels' testimony and questioned the authenticity of her story. Pressing Daniels on her experience in the adult industry, Necheles said, «You have a lot of experience in making up fake stories about sex».
«I wouldn’t say that», - Daniels replied. «Sex in movies is very real, just like what happened to me in that room. … If this story was false, I would have written it much better»
Leaving the courtroom, the former host of «The Apprentice» called the court a «disgrace» and «corrupt», - addressing the cameras and journalists. He also repeatedly claimed that the trial was «rigged».
«We did nothing wrong», - he said. «I am a very innocent person. … Our whole country is rigged right now».
Trump added: «We will continue to fight, we will fight to the end and we will win». He also accused Judge Juan Merchan of a «conflict of interest».
«It was a rigged decision from the start with a judge who was in a conflict of interest and should not have been allowed to preside over this case», - Trump said.
According to many sources and news organizations, it is unlikely that Trump will face prison time.
12 jurors unanimously agreed that Trump falsified business records to conceal a $ 130,000 payment to former porn actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Throughout the trial, the presumed Republican presidential candidate declared himself innocent and denied any connection to the 45-year-old Daniels.
Speaking at a hearing earlier this month, Daniels described an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006. Saying she did not reject Trump’s alleged sexual advances, Daniels described her discomfort.
«There was an obvious power imbalance», - she testified. «But I was not verbally or physically threatened».
Trump’s lawyer, Susan Necheles, challenged Daniels' testimony and questioned the authenticity of her story. Pressing Daniels on her experience in the adult industry, Necheles said, «You have a lot of experience in making up fake stories about sex».
«I wouldn’t say that», - Daniels replied. «Sex in movies is very real, just like what happened to me in that room. … If this story was false, I would have written it much better»
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