Donald Trump Found Guilty On 34 Felony Counts in Hush Money Trial

Donald Trump Found Guilty On 34 Felony Counts in Hush Money Trial

Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all counts of falsifying business records by a jury Thursday at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse.

In all, Trump was charged with 34 state felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. The charges were connected to alleged money paid to Trump attorney Michael Cohen to be used as hush money payments to two different women.

The verdict was reached just before 4:30 p.m. today following more than 11 hours of deliberations. Judge Juan Merchan had announced just moments before the verdict was reached that he would be sending the jury home for the day at 4:30 p.m.

In all, the jury heard from 22 witnesses throughout the trial.

An ABC News timeline charts the events leading up to the trial as starting in August 2015, just months after Trump announced he would be running for president the following year.

Donald Trump Found Guilty In Hush Money Trial

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