This is not the end of Trump's legal challenges. His three other cases are currently bogged down by delays or appeals.
NEW YORK -- A jury has found former President Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts in the criminal trial in New York City, where he faced felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been found guilty on criminal charges.
Trump last April pleaded not guilty to a 34-count indictment charging him with falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election.
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Former President Trump has been found guilty on all counts in his historic criminal hush money case.
As the first former president charged with a criminal offense, Trump also now becomes the first former president to be convicted of a crime.
Donald Trump, awaiting the verdict that will be read at around 5 a.m. ET, sat at the defense table, arms very tightly crossed, He was stone-faced, nodding as his attorney Todd Blanche whispered into his ear.
The top court officer entered the courtroom, looked around, and walked out.
DA Alvin Bragg subsequently entered the courtroom.
Judge Merchan announced that a verdict has been reached.
The jury requested an extra 30 minutes, Merchan said.
"Please let there be no outbursts, no reactions of any kind when we take the verdict," Merchan asked.
There was an audible gasp in the courtroom when Merchan announced that a verdict had been reached.
News of the verdict came after the jury deliberated for nearly 10 hours.
Judge Merchan told the parties he would take a few minutes back in chambers before returning at 4:30 p.m. ET to bring in the jury and excuse them for the day.
Trump, at the defense table, was actively conferring with attorney Todd Blanche as they waited, with Blanche laughing and covering his mouth as Trump whispered in his ear. Trump flashed a grin.
Defense attorneys Emil Bove and Susan Necheles were also smiling as they chatted.
As the jury continues its deliberations, the courtroom is quiet except for the clacking of reporters' keyboards.
Trump and his attorneys are in a separate waiting area, as are attorneys with the DA's office. That leaves about 60 reporters waiting in the quiet courtroom, where four court officers are enforcing a "no talking" rule.
One court officer sits at a desk by the bell that the jury rings when they want to contact the court. Two court reporters sit in the corner of the room near the witness stand, with their three-foot stack of paper transcripts looming behind them.
On the right side of the gallery, four sketch artists continue to work. It's unclear what they are drawing.
