The twelve jurors, seven men and five women, in the criminal trial in New York against Donald Trump determined this Thursday that the former president of the United States (2017-2021) is “guilty” of felony charges of falsifying business records to protect his 2016 presidential run.
The mogul faced 34 felony charges of falsifying business records, all related to reimbursing his former lawyer. Michael Cohen for paying a total of US$130,000 to the porn actress in 2016 Stormy Daniels to silence an alleged sexual relationship in 2006.
trumpwho appeared this Thursday wearing a blue tie and a pin with the United States flag, received the news with a frown and a sad face.
On the street, next to the court, Trump’s supporters and detractors sometimes got into shouting matches, but without violence, since the verdict was made public. Some cry but others cheer for Justice. The two groups are separated by fences.
trump He has always defended his innocence and on multiple occasions has described this process as a witch hunt that seeks to interfere in his campaign for the presidential elections next November, where he is already the virtual Republican candidate and will face the current president, the Democrat. Joe Biden.
The 77-year-old Republican became the first former president in United States history to be convicted in a criminal trial, as well as the first candidate from a major party to run for president being declared a criminal.
Judge Juan Merchan He scheduled the sentencing hearing for July 11 and thanked the jury, who deliberated the case for twelve hours, for their work and attention during this month and a half that they have been away from their family and work.
The verdict exposes trump to possible prison time in the city where his tabloid manipulations helped catapult him from real estate mogul to TV star and, finally, president. The verdict once again tests voters’ willingness to accept Trump’s transgressive behavior in a year when he is trying to return to the White House.
The verdict does not prevent the Republican billionaire from running in November as a candidate against the current president, Joe Biden.
Source: Gestion
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