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TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS

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Jury Hands Down Historic Conviction in Hush-Money Case

  • Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened his ascent to the White House in 2016.
  • He is the first American president to be declared a felon, a stain he will carry as he seeks to regain the presidency.

 

Donald Trump has become America’s first felon president.

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Updates From Reporters
Jonah Bromwich
Jonah Bromwich
“The defendant, Donald J. Trump, is guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree to conceal a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election,” Alvin Bragg says. He adds that while the defendant was unlike any other, the case was not.
Jonah Bromwich
Jonah Bromwich
Alvin Bragg says the jury's service is the “cornerstone of our judicial system.” He calls them “12 everyday New Yorkers” and reviews all the evidence they heard at trial. “This type of white-collar prosecution is core to what we do at the Manhattan district attorney’s office,” he says.
Maggie Haberman
Maggie Haberman
The Trump team often has a playbook for spinning news and what will happen, an approach that starts with the candidate himself. By following this playbook, Trump’s team can usually create enough confusion to leave people questioning outcomes. Not so with a jury verdict.
Michael Grynbaum
Michael Grynbaum
On CNN, Jake Tapper soberly read aloud each of the guilty counts. He added, “For those wondering about the political consequences of these 34 guilty verdicts, the short answer is, nobody has any idea. Period.”
Michael Grynbaum
Michael Grynbaum
Fox News pundits quickly denounced the verdict on air. “It’s inconceivable in New York that anyone else other than Donald Trump would be indicted in this way,” said Andy McCarthy. “We have gone over a cliff in America,” Jeanine Pirro said.
Reid J. Epstein
Reid J. Epstein
President Biden’s campaign spokesman said Trump’s conviction shows “no one is above the law.” “There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box,” said Michael Tyler, the campaign’s communications director.
Michael Gold
Michael Gold
Trump closes by saying, “We will fight for our Constitution. This is long from over.” Then, looking more somber than I have seen him at any point in the last several months, he walks away from the cameras and does not answer questions.
Michael Gold
Michael Gold
Trump looks fairly defeated as he walks up to the cameras and reporters stationed in the hallway outside the courtroom. “This was a disgrace,” Trump says. “This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt.”

This is what it was like inside the courtroom when the Trump verdict was read.

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Americans offered some initial reactions to the conviction.

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After his conviction, Donald Trump said that the “real verdict” would come in November.

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The verdict does not prevent Donald Trump from running or even serving as president. Sentencing is set for July 11.

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Republican allies of Donald Trump assailed the guilty verdict against him.

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The Constitution provides answers to only some of the questions raised by the conviction.

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Opinion

The Editorial Board

Donald Trump, Felon

The former president’s conviction in a New York criminal trial revealed, yet again, why he is unfit for office.

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Renato Mariotti

How Trump’s Team Blew It

The defense failed to focus on the most important things.

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Frank Bruni

Frank Bruni

Trump Is Guilty, but It May Not Matter

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Chief Justice Rejects Call for Justice Alito’s Recusal in Jan. 6 Cases

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. wrote that individual justices decide when to recuse themselves, rejecting requests to force Justice Samuel Alito Jr.’s recusal.

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Supreme Court Sides With N.R.A., Letting First Amendment Claim Proceed

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Egypt Faces Hard Choices After Israeli Seizure of Gaza’s Southern Border

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South Africans Turn Away From Ruling Party, Early Election Results Show

As votes trickled in, the power and influence of the African National Congress, which has led the country for 30 years, appeared to be waning.

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Opinion

Jonathan Alter

Jonathan Alter

What I Saw as a President Became a Felon

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Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

What if This Is Our Last Real Election?

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Pamela Paul

Pamela Paul

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Jamie Raskin: If Justices Alito and Thomas Won’t Recuse Themselves, There Is a Solution

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Nicholas Kristof

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Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson

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Katherine Miller

Katherine Miller

How ‘Election Integrity’ Can Change the People Around Trump

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Katrina MillerWriting from Chicago

I just wrapped up a reporting fellowship at The Times, covering space, physics and the intersection of science and society. It’s a job that immerses me in all things science, so in my free time, I like to escape into other realms.

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