The jury on Thursday convicted Trump of falsifying business records in connection with a hush-money payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the U.S. presidential election in 2016.
Jurors made their decision after a tense five-week trial in Manhattan Criminal Court and two days of deliberations behind closed doors.
In television interviews after the verdict, Trump lawyer Blanche said he believed the former president did not receive a fair trial and that the team would appeal based on the judge’s refusal to recuse himself and because of what he suggested was excessive pretrial publicity.
Daniels, 45, testified during the trial about the sexual encounter she said she had with Trump at a hotel in 2006, when he was married to his current wife Melania.
Reacting to the verdict Thursday, Cohen told The Associated Press via text message that “today is an important day for accountability and the rule of law.”
There is a wide range of potential penalties for the crime of which he now stands convicted: he could receive anything from probation to a maximum of four years behind bars.
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The jury on Thursday convicted Trump of falsifying business records in connection with a hush-money payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the U.S. presidential election in 2016.
Jurors made their decision after a tense five-week trial in Manhattan Criminal Court and two days of deliberations behind closed doors.
In television interviews after the verdict, Trump lawyer Blanche said he believed the former president did not receive a fair trial and that the team would appeal based on the judge’s refusal to recuse himself and because of what he suggested was excessive pretrial publicity.
Daniels, 45, testified during the trial about the sexual encounter she said she had with Trump at a hotel in 2006, when he was married to his current wife Melania.
Reacting to the verdict Thursday, Cohen told The Associated Press via text message that “today is an important day for accountability and the rule of law.”
There is a wide range of potential penalties for the crime of which he now stands convicted: he could receive anything from probation to a maximum of four years behind bars.
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