Verdict Reached in Trump Trial
Published on May 30, 2024
This article will be updated with the verdict. NEW YORK—A verdict has been reached after less than two days of jury deliberation in the Trump criminal trial in New York. The verdict will be delivered shortly. This comes after a six-week trial with 22 witness testimonies. Closing arguments were made on May 28, and the jury began deliberations shortly before noon the next day. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had charged President Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, a class E felony. Prosecutors alleged that President Trump fraudulently misclassified hush money payments to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford as part of an attempt to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. ...