In a groundbreaking verdict, former President Donald Trump has been found guilty of felony charges related to falsifying documents. Dive into the details of this historic trial and its implications for the upcoming election. How will this verdict reshape the political landscape? Watch now for expert analysis and reactions.
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00:00 On Thursday, Donald Trump became the first US president to be convicted of a crime.
00:22 A New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment intended to
00:28 silence an adult star before the 2016 elections.
00:34 After two days of deliberation, the 12-member jury pronounced Trump guilty on all 34 felony
00:40 counts he faced.
00:43 Justice Juan Marchand had set sentencing for July 11, just days before the Republican Party
00:50 is scheduled to nominate Trump for president.
00:53 The crime of falsifying business documents carries a maximum sentence of four years in
00:59 prison, though Trump will not be jailed ahead of sentencing.
01:04 Incarceration would not legally prevent him from campaigning or taking office if he were
01:10 to win.
01:11 The verdict plunges the United States into unexplored territory ahead of the November
01:16 election where Trump will attempt to reclaim the White House from Democratic President
01:22 Joe Biden.
01:24 Trump addressed reporters after the verdict, calling it a "disgrace" and claiming the trial
01:30 was rigged against him.
01:32 He insisted that the real verdict would come from the voters on November 5.
01:54 Opinion polls indicate a tight race between Trump and Biden with some suggesting the guilty
01:59 verdict could cause Trump support among independent and Republican voters.
02:05 This case, although considered the least consequential of the four criminal prosecutions Trump faces,
02:12 now looms large as it is likely to be the only one resolved before the election.
02:19 During the five-week trial, jurors had explicit testimony from adult star Stormy Daniels about
02:26 an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006.
02:31 Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen testified that Trump approved a $130,000 hush money
02:38 payment to Daniels before the 2016 election campaign.
02:43 Despite the defense's attempts to undermine Cohen's credibility, the jury found the evidence
02:49 compelling enough to convict.
02:51 In response to the verdict, Biden's campaign emphasized that no one is above the law and
02:57 urged voters to reject Trump in the upcoming election.
03:02 Trump's fellow Republicans, however, quickly condemned the verdict, with House Speaker
03:07 Mike Johnson calling it "a shameful day in American history."
03:12 Trump's legal team plans to appeal, focusing on Daniels' testimony and the novel legal
03:18 theory used by prosecutors.
03:21 If Trump were to win the presidency, he could potentially shut down the federal cases against
03:27 him but not the Supreme Election Subversion case in Georgia.
03:32 Trump has pleaded not guilty in all cases, framing them as politically motivated efforts
03:38 by Biden's allies to harm him.
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