DONALD Trump was found guilty yesterday of conspiring to buy the silence of a porn actor days before the 2016 election.
This makes him the first former US president to be convicted of felony charges.
A 12-member New York jury reached the verdict after two days of deliberations. They found Trump guilty of covering up a US$130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her story from being published during the 2016 presidential election.
Trump expressed his disdain for the verdict immediately after leaving the courtroom.
“My civil rights have been totally violated with this highly political, unconstitutional, and election interfering witch hunt. Our failing nation is being laughed at all over the world!” he posted on his Truth Social platform.
Trump is in the race to serve as the US president for a second term. The 2024 presidential election will be held on November 5.
Trump is set to be sentenced on July 11. – May 31, 2024.
