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Donald Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide hush-money payments to a former porn star before the election in 2016. Mr Trump called the trial a “disgrace” and said that “the real verdict” would come on November 5th, the day of the election. The trial lasted over six weeks and it took a jury of 12 New Yorkers two days of deliberation to reach the decision. It is the first time that a former American president has been found guilty of a crime. He will be sentenced on July 11th. Mr Trump, who is due to stand three more criminal trials (none of which is expected to return a verdict before this year’s election), is sure to appeal.
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