{"id":2256041,"date":"2024-05-30T17:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T21:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-guilty-in-manhattan-hush-money-case\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T17:40:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T21:40:56","slug":"trump-guilty-in-manhattan-hush-money-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-guilty-in-manhattan-hush-money-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump found guilty in Manhattan hush money case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-guilty-in-manhattan-hush-money-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2256041&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President \u200cDonald Trump \u200bwas found \u200dguilty\u200b in a landmark\u2064 verdict\u200b by a 12-member jury\u2063 in New York. The criminal\u200d hush \u200cmoney case, led by Manhattan \u2063District \u200dAttorney \u2062Alvin Bragg, focused \u2062on accusations of illegal payments to silence women with damaging\u2062 information during Trump&#8217;s 2016 presidential campaign. This \u2064historic conviction \u200cmarks the first time \u200ca former \u2063U.S. president has been convicted of a\u200c felony.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>NEW YORK \u2014<\/strong> In a historic verdict, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> has been found guilty by a 12-member jury in the criminal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hush-money\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"hush money\">hush money<\/a> case brought by Manhattan District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alvin-bragg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Alvin Bragg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The case, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-irreversible-consequences-of-school-closures\/\" title=\"The Irreversible Consequences of School Closures\">captured national attention<\/a>, centered on allegations that Trump orchestrated illegal payments to silence women with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberty-university-sues-former-president-jerry-falwell-jr-for-10-million\/\" title=\"Liberty University Sues Former President Jerry Falwell Jr. For  Million\">potentially damaging information<\/a> during his 2016 presidential campaign. The jury deliberated for more than 11 hours before reaching a unanimous decision, finding Trump guilty on all 34 charges.<\/p>\n<p>The jury\u2019s guilty verdict marks the first time in U.S. history that a former president has been convicted of a felony crime, adding a significant chapter to the already tumultuous post-presidential period for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>A verdict by the jury came fast and sudden. Judge Juan Merchan first announced that the jurors would be leaving by around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. At 4:36, Merchan announced the jury had come to a verdict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre we ready to bring out the jury?\u201d Merchan said. Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass responded, \u201cYes, judge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bragg, the elected Democrat who pursued the case with vigor, had revived misdemeanor charges that were beyond the statute of limitations by bringing them as felonies with the claim that Trump falsified documents while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3018294\/judgment-week-how-prosecutors-will-use-the-other-crime-against-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"committing an additional crime\">committing an additional crime<\/a>. Although Trump was not charged with an additional crime, prosecutors successfully convinced the jury that Trump had falsified the records in an illegal effort to influence the 2016 race.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the trial, the prosecution called 22 witnesses and showcased a series of documents and financial records that sought to paint Trump as the cause of the false business entries. Key witnesses included Michael Cohen, Trump\u2019s former lawyer, who provided what he said were insider details about the payments and their intended purpose.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, was present in the courtroom when the verdict was read. His legal team has already announced plans to appeal the decision, arguing that the trial was unfairly biased against him. They believe the evidence does not support the charges and have expressed confidence the verdict will be overturned on appeal.<\/p>\n<p>The conviction could have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judicial-watch-files-to-unseal-fbi-warrant-used-to-raid-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence\/\" title=\"Judicial Watch files to unseal FBI warrant used to raid Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago residence\">significant political implications<\/a>, potentially affecting Trump\u2019s influence within the Republican Party and with voters in the months just before the November presidential election.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a historic ruling, a 12-member jury in New York found former President Donald Trump guilty in the criminal hush money case led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. 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