Former President Trump found guilty on all charges in hush money case

People react after former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was convicted in his criminal trial outside of Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all charges in his hush-money case on May 30, 2024, in a seismic development barely five months ahead of the election where he seeks to recapture the White House. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up a fist as he arrives back at Trump Tower after being convicted in his criminal trial in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged — but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on May 30, 2024, and now finds himself bidding for a second presidential term unsure if he’ll be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation or in jail. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
A supporter of former President Donald Trump waits for a verdict outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Jurors have reached a verdict in the criminal trial of Trump, who faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush-money payment made to a porn star in the days before the 2016 election. (Adam Gray/The New York Times)
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves Manhattan Criminal Court in his motorcade as supporters cheer after he was convicted in his criminal trial in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged — but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on May 30, 2024, and now finds himself bidding for a second presidential term unsure if he’ll be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation or in jail. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press after he was convicted in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged — but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on May 30, 2024, and now finds himself bidding for a second presidential term unsure if he’ll be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation or in jail.  (Photo by JUSTIN LANE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
People react after former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was convicted in his criminal trial outside of Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged — but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on May 30, 2024, and now finds himself bidding for a second presidential term unsure if he’ll be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation or in jail.  (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
People react after former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was convicted in his criminal trial outside of Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged — but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on May 30, 2024, and now finds himself bidding for a second presidential term unsure if he’ll be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation or in jail.  (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
A supporter of former President Donald Trump grabs a sign from someone in support of Trump’s prosecution at Collect Pond Park outside Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. A tweet from a Fox News anchor falsely said that the jury would not have to settle unanimously on a charge to find the former president guilty. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times)
Supporters of former President Donald Trump pray as people wait for a verdict outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Jurors have reached a verdict in the criminal trial of Trump, who faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush-money payment made to a porn star in the days before the 2016 election. (Adam Gray/The New York Times)
People react to former President Donald Trump being found guilty of all counts in his criminal trial outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Trump has been convicted of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened his ascent to the White House in 2016, part of a scheme that prosecutors described as a fraud on the American people. He is the first American president to be declared a felon. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times)
Supporters react to former President Donald Trump being found guilty of all counts in his criminal trial outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Trump has been convicted of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened his ascent to the White House in 2016, part of a scheme that prosecutors described as a fraud on the American people. He is the first American president to be declared a felon. (Adam Gray/The New York Times)
Former President Donald Trump exits the courthouse after being found guilty of all counts in his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Trump has been convicted of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened his ascent to the White House in 2016, part of a scheme that prosecutors described as a fraud on the American people. He is the first American president to be declared a felon. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
Donald Trump, far left, watches as jury foreperson #1 delivers guilty verdicts with Judge Juan Merchan listening on the bench in Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Former President Donald Trump, right, shakes his son Eric Trump’s hand as he walks out of the courtroom in Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Spectators outside Manhattan Criminal Court watch for the verdict against former President Donald Trump, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Former President Donald Trump comments to the media after being found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree at Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)
People react to the guilty verdict announced against former President Donald Trump outside Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
People gather outside Manhattan Criminal Court to watch former President Donald Trump’s motorcade to pass after the guilty verdict announced against Trump, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
The verdict sheet in the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump is photographed Thursday, May 30, 2024, after a jury convicted Trump of felony crimes for falsifying business records in a scheme to influence the 2016 election illegally. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks to the media after a jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks to the media after a jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Trump supporters react as a verdict was reached in the criminal trial of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, in Collect Pond Park across the street from Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024, in New York City. Jurors return May 30, 2024, to a second day of deliberations in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, leaving the Republican presidential candidate and the country waiting for a decision that could upend November’s election.  (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
People react after former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was convicted in his criminal trial outside of Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A New York jury convicted Donald Trump on all charges in his hush-money case on May 30, 2024, in a seismic development barely five months ahead of the election where he seeks to recapture the White House. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves Manhattan Criminal Court after he was convicted in his criminal trial in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged — but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on May 30, 2024, and now finds himself bidding for a second presidential term unsure if he’ll be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation, or in jail. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
People look at a digital billboard at the Fox News Corporation building announcing that former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had been convicted in his criminal trial in New York City on May 30, 2024. A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged — but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on May 30, 2024, and now finds himself bidding for a second presidential term unsure if he’ll be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation, or in jail. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves Manhattan Criminal Court after he was convicted in his criminal trial in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged — but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on May 30, 2024, and now finds himself bidding for a second presidential term unsure if he’ll be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation, or in jail. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves Manhattan Criminal Court in his motorcade as supporters cheer after he was convicted in his criminal trial in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged — but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on May 30, 2024, and now finds himself bidding for a second presidential term unsure if he’ll be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation or in jail. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
A member of the media watches news of former U.S. President Donald Trump on his phone after the conclusion of Trump’s hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024, in New York City. A jury has found former U.S. President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. Sentencing is set for July 11th. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower on his way to Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. The hush money trial of former President Donald Trump begins Monday with jury selection. It’s a singular moment in American history as the first criminal trial of a former U.S. commander-in-chief. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Supporters of former President Donald Trump demonstrate outside Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. The hush money trial of Trump begins Monday with jury selection. It’s a singular moment for American history as the first criminal trial of a former U.S. commander-in-chief. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
Protestors demonstrate outside Manhattan criminal court on the first day of Donald Trump’s criminal trial, Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. The hush money trial of former President Donald Trump begins Monday with jury selection. It’s a singular moment in American history as the first criminal trial of a former U.S. commander-in-chief. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
In this courthouse sketch drawn from a video monitor, former President Donald Trump, right, confers with defense attorney Todd Blanche in Manhattan criminal court, Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
In this courtroom sketch, former President Donald Trump turns to face the audience at the beginning of his trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York, Monday, April 15, 2024. (Jane Rosenberg/Pool Photo via AP)
Former President Donald Trump holds up news clippings as he speaks following his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Attorney Todd Blanche listens at left. (Brendan McDermid/Pool Photo via AP)
Former President Donald Trump sits as final jurors are sworn in during his criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York, Friday, April 19, 2024, in this courtroom sketch. (Jane Rosenberg via AP, Pool)
Former President Donald Trump reacts while meeting with construction workers at the site of the new JPMorgan Chase headquarters in midtown Manhattan, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in New York. Trump met with construction workers and union representatives hours before he was set to appear in court. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Former President Donald Trump signs autographs while speaking with construction workers at the construction site of the new JPMorgan Chase headquarters in midtown Manhattan, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in New York. Trump met with construction workers and union representatives hours before he’s set to appear in court. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Former President Donald Trump reacts as Michael Cohen testified that he told Trump that the Stormy Daniels story was not contained. in Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, May 13, 2024, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Former President Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan criminal court as jurors are expected to begin deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Charly Triballeau/Pool Photo via AP)
Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Mark Peterson/Pool Photo via AP)
Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)