Article 6N649 Jury finds Trump guilty on all counts in hush money trial

Jury finds Trump guilty on all counts in hush money trial

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Lauren Feiner
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A Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on all counts in a case accusing him of falsifying business records to conceal payments he made to suppress unflattering stories about him.

It's the first time a former president has been convicted of felony charges.

In remarks shortly after the verdict, Trump called it a disgrace" and said the trial was rigged."

The real verdict is going to be November 5th by the people," Trump said. We didn't do a thing wrong. I'm a very innocent man." He also blamed the Biden administration for the trial, even though the charges were not brought by the federal government, but rather the Manhattan district attorney's office - an independent local enforcer. The X account for Trump's...

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