Donald Trump: Donald Trump ( Trump) has been convicted of all 34 charges in the hush money case. This is the first time that a former or current US president has been convicted of a crime. He will be sentenced on July 11. What is this whole case due to which Donald Trump got into the biggest legal trouble.
This case is actually related to Donald Trump and former adult star Stormy Daniels. Daniels claims that she and Trump had sex and she accepted an offer of $130,000 (1,08,54,486.50 INR) from Trump’s lawyer to keep quiet about it before the 2016 presidential election. In this case, the court heard the testimony of 22 witnesses in six weeks, including Stormy Daniels.
The lawyer, Michael Cohen, was later jailed on multiple charges. Since the allegations surfaced in 2018, the former president has denied any sexual relationship with Daniels.
34 charges against Trump
Trump faces 34 serious charges of falsifying business records. The charges stem from an alleged attempt to conceal a payment of $130,000 (1,08,54,486.50 INR) made to Daniels. The purpose of which was to keep the former adult star silent about the alleged meeting.
Jurors said they unanimously agreed that Trump had falsified business records to conceal a payment of $130,000 to adult film star Stormy Daniels to influence the outcome of the 2016 election.
What did the jurors say in their verdict?
The 12 jurors deliberated for two days before reaching a unanimous verdict. Jurors said they agreed unanimously that Trump had falsified business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to influence the outcome of the 2016 election.