Donald Trump becomes first US president convicted of a crimeDonald Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime on Thursday when a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. After two days of deliberation, the 12-member jury pronounced Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts he faced. Opinion polls show Trump and Biden, 81, locked in a tight race, and Reuters/Ipsos polling has found that a guilty verdict could cost Trump some support among independent and Republican voters. We will seek expedited review of this case,” Trump attorney Will Scharf told Fox News. They had the burden of proving Trump guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt,” the standard under U.S. law.
