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UPDATE: Donald J. Trump found guilty on all 34 criminal charges

May 30th, 2024 | Tags: Donald J. Trump verdict hush money trial court
A verdict has been reached in Donald J. Trump’s (right) hush money trial, the first criminal trial of a former president of the United States. Photo: AOL.com
NEW YORK, USA- Former United States President Donald J. Trump has been convicted of falsifying business records in the first criminal trial of a former president.

The 12 jurors have been deliberating for two days.

According to the BBC, Trump pursed his lips as each one of the jurors confirmed that he's been found guilty. The former president turned his head to look at each one of them as they confirmed.

Todd Blanche, his lawyer, appeared to be taking notes.

Justice Juan Merchan says he will meet with the jurors personally afterwards to thank them for their work, and to ask them what they did right and what could've been done better.

"At this time, I think you very much," he said.

See previous article published May 30, 2024

Trump jury reaches verdict in criminal hush-money trial

Jurors in former United States President Donald J. Trump's historic criminal trial, the first criminal trial of a former president of the United States, have a verdict.

The verdict was arrived at 29 hours after the New York jury of 12 began deliberating on 34 felony counts against Trump, after they’d heard five weeks of testimony from 22 witnesses and eight hours of closing arguments. The court also heard from Stormy Daniels, whose alleged sexual encounter with Trump is at the centre of this case

The verdict from the 12-person jury is expected to be delivered soon in the Manhattan courtroom where prosecutors spent weeks presenting allegations that Trump participated in a hush money scheme aimed at suppressing stories he feared could be harmful to his 2016 presidential campaign.

An acquittal would represent a massive win for the former president who will return to the campaign trail as an emboldened candidate aiming to retake the White House in November’s presidential election, while a guilty verdict would represent a stunning legal reckoning for Trump after years of criminal investigations.

Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records at his company in connection with an alleged scheme to hide potentially embarrassing stories about him during his 2016 Republican presidential election campaign.

Our News Centre will update you when the verdict is delivered.

63 Responses to “UPDATE: Donald J. Trump found guilty on all 34 criminal charges”

  • MnM (30/05/2024, 17:06) Like (21) Dislike (68) Reply
    Not Guilty!
    • @MnM (31/05/2024, 06:48) Like (19) Dislike (5) Reply
      " Not guilty!"
      It would appear that you are misinformed.
      Read the article again.
    • wah (31/05/2024, 06:49) Like (6) Dislike (6) Reply
      Who cares. Done foreigner is a criminal. So what?
    • Bitx (31/05/2024, 06:53) Like (4) Dislike (9) Reply
      The real crime is wanting to sleep with
      a plastic barbie.
      • Lucifer (31/05/2024, 09:38) Like (1) Dislike (5) Reply
        @Bitx. Donald slept with many plastic Barbies, including you! We can all see that you support him whether you are male or female, Donald is your fantasy.
  • Wow. Wow. (30/05/2024, 17:37) Like (32) Dislike (32) Reply
    This will be the first time a convict becomes President of the United states. I still think that he is going to win tbe presidency,.In prison or not...Biden moving like he work with a battery, a robot. He febel. He need to go to old people home and enjoy the rest of his life..
  • Hum (30/05/2024, 17:48) Like (21) Dislike (27) Reply
    YES,JUST YES FINALLY
  • lol (30/05/2024, 17:48) Like (46) Dislike (29) Reply
    Lol they trying so hard, TRUMP 2024. He will be president again... open your eyes sheeple
  • Democracy has fallen. (30/05/2024, 18:04) Like (30) Dislike (16) Reply
    Like him or not, I personally don’t but justice has to remind fair and balance. Does anyone remember Paula Jones & Bill Clinton? The jury instructions were only 4 jurors needed to agree for a conviction. Any who think this is right? I pray you don’t find yourself in a court with a judge that makes the rules up as he pleases. Right before your eyes Democracy has fallen.
    • Stop It (31/05/2024, 00:59) Like (13) Dislike (9) Reply
      The jury has to be unanimous and they had to run the table 12-0. Where in the world only 4 out of 12 jurors van get a conviction? The right wing machine lie at every turn and you believe it? Does that make sense to you? Democracy falls when the media allows Donald Trump to commit crimes without impunity.
  • Oh My (30/05/2024, 18:05) Like (11) Dislike (3) Reply
    Oh yea Andrew getting some time
  • Wellsah (30/05/2024, 18:29) Like (28) Dislike (7) Reply
    Ayo need worry bout ayo government from post news bout trump
  • Son (30/05/2024, 18:34) Like (10) Dislike (6) Reply
    Putin Guilt not trump.
  • maga (30/05/2024, 18:56) Like (32) Dislike (17) Reply
    watch him go up in the polls again, the trial was rigged, the star witness admitted to stealing 30k from the trump organization yet he doesn't get charged, the verdict will be set aside on appeal and he will be exonerated
    • To maga (30/05/2024, 21:23) Like (16) Dislike (13) Reply
      The “star witness” already served his Time for this crime. Finally it’s the Donald’s time to serve his time - he is the Puppet Master of this whole situation! It’s TIME he is held accountable.
      And for all you Trump sympathizers on this site (it’s seriously shocking!) Trump is the least patriotic person and most self serving person to have held the office in my lifetime. He is incapable of caring for anyone but himself. A wanna be “strong man” with the weakest character.
      The 12 Jurors who found him Guilty On All counts, are courageous characters. No doubt Trump with turn his wrath on them, and encourage the wrath of his supporters against them as well.
    • MAGA my a** (31/05/2024, 01:18) Like (3) Dislike (5) Reply
      Michael Cohen wrote about taking that money in his book”Revenge” almost 6 years ago. He said he charged Trump $50,000, paid the vendor $20,000 and kept the $30,000. He spent 3 years in jail for the same crime that Trump was just found guilty of, plus he had Federal Charges added to that. And what grounds will his verdict be set aside? The defense called 2 witnesses: a paralegal and a lawyer hired by Trump to keep Cohen in line, but was more valuable to the prosecution.
    • Faithful (31/05/2024, 12:33) Like (0) Dislike (8) Reply
      Thiefing from a thief makes God smile
  • justice (30/05/2024, 18:56) Like (39) Dislike (21) Reply
    GUILTY as charged! Thank you! This Jury could not be shaken by his silly stares. They " Made America Great Again"! How did Donald get so arrogant, that he felt he was the REAL Teflon Don? He thought he would never be touched, by bullying everyone. Given his long history of unfairness, it is time for him to reap what he has sowed. Donald, YOU'RE FIRED!!!
  • karma (30/05/2024, 18:58) Like (24) Dislike (14) Reply
    Hahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Thank you!
    • Mbviga (31/05/2024, 08:45) Like (19) Dislike (6) Reply
      bet he wins the election still
      • Lucifer (02/06/2024, 17:36) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
        @Mbviga. If he wins the election again, it would prove that most voting Americans are total lowbrow IDIOTS, and deserve whatever Donald may throw their way. Donald is like a child with a toy, itching to press the RED BUTTON to destroy who he can with nuclear bombs. He wanted to do it when he was President then. If elected, I hope Americans start leaving the country ASAP, because Donald would anger other countries, who will group together and destroy the USA! Donald and his flunkies would be underground in a shelter built just for them, which would turn into their tomb.
  • Felon! (30/05/2024, 19:03) Like (32) Dislike (17) Reply
    Its about time. Lock his @$$ up!
  • SeaCB (30/05/2024, 19:51) Like (43) Dislike (13) Reply
    YES! Guilty on All 34 counts!! And found Guilty by the people who KNOW him best, fellow New Yorkers!! We’ve seen his man operate for years, acting like a Mob Boss. His full-page ad calling for the death penalty for five teenage boys accused and convicted (and later found innocent) of a brutal attack on a woman in Central Park was just one of the hideous things he’s done in his miserable life. Finally held accountable! Though it is doubtful he’ll do anything but rant and rage about “witch-hunts” and rigged juries and elections. He is the one who rigged the 2016 election, with-holding information from the public that could very easily lost him that election. Crooked Don - Wanna Be Mob Boss. He should Rot in Rikers!
    • Greg (31/05/2024, 09:34) Like (7) Dislike (6) Reply
      @SeaCB. Yes, I lived there when that happened. Donald put a BOUNTY on anyone responsible for raping a White woman who was jogging in the park. They grabbed the first Black boys they saw, who were years later found to be innocent. They were known as the Central Park Five. If the woman was Black, he would not have given a damn and no bounty would have been offered. As youngsters, we were always in the park hanging out, but never committed crimes. We all were frightened and felt this injustice because it hurt many families. When this piece of dog dung gets convicted, there will be dancing in the streets. Good riddance to bad rubbish!
      • @Greg (31/05/2024, 14:25) Like (5) Dislike (2) Reply
        Thanks for responding. Yes, the Central Park Five … young black teenagers who served time for a crime they did not commit. And Donald Trump called for their deaths. He is a deeply disturbed and deranged man, who has no business being anywhere near an office of power such as the presidency ever again.
  • what (30/05/2024, 20:30) Like (23) Dislike (19) Reply
    And watch the US economy continue to tank under the DC vegetable and with it a great number of visitors to our territory. Wake up fools
    • Stop It (31/05/2024, 01:12) Like (15) Dislike (15) Reply
      The United States economy is doing just fine. If this was a Republican administration, they wouldn’t be able to shut up about it. Unemployment under 4% for 19 months, the NASDAQ Composite finished above 17,000. Inflation, which is a global crisis is the lowest in the USA. Yet, you’re made to believe the economy is tanking? As opposed to when Trump incompetent behind left office in which he added $7.8 trillion to the deficit, mishandled COVID.
      • To Stop it (31/05/2024, 07:13) Like (8) Dislike (4) Reply
        Thank you! Well said!
        • Real (31/05/2024, 11:29) Like (12) Dislike (3) Reply
          YOU MUST NOT LIVE IN THE US PLEASE STOP BLOGGING CRAP THE WORST THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN IS NOW WITH BIDEN BUT U PEOPLE LOVE EVIL SO IT SEEMS FAIR
          • @ Real (31/05/2024, 14:33) Like (2) Dislike (9) Reply
            Real, you say? The worst the country has ever been is since that night in November 2016 when Trump won the election. He only accepts results of elections he “wins” by the way. Have you noticed? He says things are “rigged” before hand, as an insurance policy to suit himself. In my whole, somewhat long life, I have never been so ashamed of our Country as when Trump was president. Siding with Autocrats and Dictators like Putin, Un, Orban…having no knowledge of History of the World, or even his own country.
            • Guest (31/05/2024, 20:44) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
              Isn’t Hillary to this day referring to him illegitimate president. Yeah that is her accepting her loss ????
  • My boy (30/05/2024, 21:10) Like (2) Dislike (4) Reply
    Live gose on.But when speaking. bad about people it is sin. Help your brother and your sister..one day our timd will come. Check your self.
  • Free Trump-WestBank and the Drew (30/05/2024, 21:14) Like (0) Dislike (9) Reply
    Yeah...
  • ... (30/05/2024, 21:48) Like (6) Dislike (13) Reply
    Hes the modern day negro. They'd yall guilty too. Classic witch hunt
  • qc (30/05/2024, 21:50) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    Some of you who loves Trump now flip-flopping on him while to him it's just another photo op!

  • ... (30/05/2024, 21:52) Like (4) Dislike (5) Reply
    Speaking of Putin he's probably like "See see political persecution! Atleast in Russia the elections are fair"

    After covid anything is possible. Trump vs Faucy aged well... I rather trump because hes not with that deep state.

  • Hilary (31/05/2024, 00:01) Like (4) Dislike (7) Reply
    "LOCK HIM UP!"
  • uncle sam (31/05/2024, 00:05) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW MISS STORMY DANIELS
  • lock up (31/05/2024, 03:06) Like (3) Dislike (8) Reply
    Lock him up!!!
  • Hate or love (31/05/2024, 05:01) Like (11) Dislike (1) Reply
    Easy win for Trump. People don't like injustice, people don't like those with power using it to oppress others, people don't like people using their power and authority to shut people up and silence them, similar to what Cindy and others going through rite here in the land of their birth.
  • resident (31/05/2024, 06:13) Like (6) Dislike (2) Reply
    so bragg takes one count and turns it into 34 on a statue that expired a couple years before that he resurrected that the federal government refused to charge, also paying an nda is not a crime, so what is the real crime they never said, so therefore the defendant wasn't afforded due process, this will be thrown out on appeal, but what is worse every president from now on will be prosecuted upon leaving office, they just open pandora's box
    • To resident (31/05/2024, 07:18) Like (6) Dislike (8) Reply
      The crime was the conspiracy to commit fraud on the American electorate. After the Access Hollywood “Grab ‘em by the You-know-what” tape came out - he would have lost the election if the Stories of Stormy and Karen McDougal came out.
      • resident (31/05/2024, 08:46) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
        he has no jurisdiction to try a federal crime that the feds declined to try
  • priest (31/05/2024, 07:23) Like (10) Dislike (1) Reply
    This is not just about Donald Trump it is the ability of any justice system to deliver a verdict by a jury based on evidence to aquit or convict any person regardless of their Social, Nationaliy, Political association or Family ties of a crime that person is acussed of commiting. The BVI should learn from this. We need a strong Criminal System suported by thoughtout Legislations and a pool of brave persons who will be called up for jury duty to send a strong message to wouldbe criminals that if you violate the Laws of the Virgin Islands, regardless of who you are , who are your friends or Family you will face the law.
  • VG (31/05/2024, 08:21) Like (8) Dislike (14) Reply
    Trump for President 2024.
    Let that war monger Biden go home and sleep. Stop the genocide in Palestine
  • El Demonio Negro (31/05/2024, 08:45) Like (5) Dislike (4) Reply
    This is a TRAVESTY of JUSTICE a SHAM legal system. TRUMP FOR!!!!!
  • Mark (31/05/2024, 09:11) Like (9) Dislike (3) Reply
    Trump is built differently. He will still become the president.
  • swag (31/05/2024, 09:51) Like (3) Dislike (2) Reply
    None of ayo in these comments could vote US
  • Concerned (31/05/2024, 10:56) Like (2) Dislike (6) Reply
    I want to see Hillary Clinton outside the court when he is sentenced shouting "LOCK HIM UP"
  • u.s citizen (31/05/2024, 11:01) Like (13) Dislike (3) Reply
    i am voting for the guy who had us at 1.87 average gas and no wars, trump 2024
  • The watchdog (31/05/2024, 11:02) Like (1) Dislike (3) Reply
    Cindy is the version of the bvi Trump lol
    • El Demonio Negro (31/05/2024, 11:38) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
      Please don't diss Donald like that. Trump actually won the highest office Cindy can't win nothing not even in backwards colonized Tortola.
  • priest (31/05/2024, 11:23) Like (6) Dislike (5) Reply
    It is amazing how many people here in the BVI see criminals as their heros.
    • @priest (31/05/2024, 18:14) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
      I'm not surprised. Remember this tiny place has over 100 unsolved murders and few people cooperate with the police to bring people to justice. The MAGA crowd is here. The BVI needs to keep an eye on them.
  • @WATCH DOG (31/05/2024, 18:53) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    You spell your name wrong , it should be - PIT BULL - of the yello site \ jaspert and Rankin , gorne , so every day it's ( CINDY ) this and ( CINDY ) that \ OR the ITS
    COMMISSIONER OR WALWYN ) is that rather best you can do to create broken down news ~ just to boost you EGO . keep your Trump mentality to yourself , or go band amswing in a vine like KING KONG
  • Nothing Good. (01/06/2024, 07:20) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Where is God. If you sleeping Lord wake up. Hope that Nothing good man in Israel get arrested and charge for Genocidal crime his Crimes are 50 times worse than Trump, and its all premeditated...
  • Nothing Good. (01/06/2024, 07:20) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Where is God. If you sleeping Lord wake up. Hope that Nothing good man in Israel get arrested and charge for Genocidal crime his Crimes are 50 times worse than Trump, and its all premeditated...
  • Really? (02/06/2024, 16:53) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Crooked politicians are getting their well deserved pie of humble pie. Keep it up GOD! #TherealONEincharge!


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