Donald Trump found guilty in historic New York hush money case
The jury’s guilty verdict marks the first time a former president has been convicted of a crime.

A New York jury has found Donald Trump guilty on felony charges of falsifying business records, marking the first time a former U.S. president has ever been convicted of a crime.

The verdict is being read in the Manhattan courtroom where Trump has been on trial since April 15. He pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made by his former lawyer Michael Cohen to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the final weeks of the 2016 presidential election.

The jury reached its verdict after 9.5 hours of deliberations, which began Wednesday.

The historic conviction comes as Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee for president.

This is a developing story.

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