Trump guilty: Jury convicts former president on all 34 counts in hush money trial

A New York jury has found former U.S. president Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election.

After deliberating for over two days, the 12-member jury announced it had found Trump guilty on all 34 counts he faced. Unanimity was required for any verdict. Trump watched the jurors dispassionately as they were polled to confirm the guilty verdict.

Justice Juan Merchan set sentencing for July 11, days before the July 15 start of the Republican National Convention expected to formally nominate Trump for president. Trump, 77, has denied wrongdoing and was expected to appeal.

He faces a maximum sentence of four years in prison, though others convicted of that crime often receive shorter sentences, fines or probation. Incarceration would not prevent him from campaigning, or taking office if he were to win.

Global's Reggie Cecchini has the details.

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