Former President Donald Trump has been convicted of embezzling money from a porn star. This historic decision comes in the middle of the presidential election campaign in the US.
The verdict was handed down by a jury of 12 on Thursday. Former President Donald Trump has been convicted of allegedly paying porn stars. The porn star accused former President Trump of having sex with them.
However, US law does not bar him from running for or being elected president.
Four criminal cases are pending against Donald Trump, three of which have yet to be decided. This is the first case that has been decided.
Former President Donald Trump was accused of paying a porn star to keep her quiet by falsifying her business records. He showed the money as legal fees paid to attorney Michael Cohen. This is a felony under New York State law.
They can be fined for each of the 34 charges. Apart from this, they can also be jailed for up to four years.
Even if they are sentenced to jail, they can stay out and file an appeal in the High Court.
Donald Trump said while leaving the court that, this trial was rigged, which is not over yet.
Trump will be sentenced on July 11, just four days before the Republican Party Convention. He will be formally announced as the presidential candidate at the Republican Party Convention.
Trump said that the real decision will be made when the presidential election is held in November.
A survey conducted by the American Public Broadcasting Service for the November presidential election in the United States found that 67 percent of voters said his conviction would have no effect on their vote. In the survey conducted, Trump and Biden are running on par.
Biden campaign spokesman Michael Tyler said that there is only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office and that way is to defeat him in the election. Donald Trump will be the Republican candidate in the November presidential election in America.
Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson said that today is a shameful day in American history. Mike Johnson is a Republican.
He said the justice system has been weaponized by the Biden administration. Today’s decision proves that Democrats can use any tactic and go to any length to crush their political opponents and stifle dissent.
Falsifying business records is a non-criminal misdemeanor, but Democrat Alvin Bragg made it a felony.
There was a lot of drama during the trial in court. After parting ways with Trump, Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, became a key witness for the prosecution. In court, he said he stole $30,000 from Trump and also admitted to lying under oath.
Trump’s lawyers vociferously raised this point to undermine his credibility to the jury, but it had little effect.
