Trump Convicted 34 Felony Counts
🟡 Fraud & Financial Crime ·
May 30, 2024
Summary
A Manhattan jury found Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a felony. Prosecutors argued the payments were election interference designed to keep damaging information from voters. Sentencing was indefinitely postponed after Trump won the 2024 election.
Key Figures
Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen, Jack Smith
Institutions Involved
Sources
- Donald Trump becomes first US president convicted of a crime
- Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg speaks out after Trump is convicted - Jury is ‘the only voice that matters’
- Guilty - Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes