Cheers, boos outside courtroom after former President Trump is found guilty
The NYPD was also out in force outside the courthouse after the verdict was read. CBS News’ Michael George reports.
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The NYPD was also out in force outside the courthouse after the verdict was read. CBS News’ Michael George reports.
Former President Donald Trump was convicted on all 34 counts in his hush money trial in New York. CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller tells CBS 2’s Jermont Terry it is not likely that Trump will serve prison time.
CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller discusses what former President Trump can expect before his sentencing in July, whether the conviction will hamper his ability to campaign, and whether he could get jail time.
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies by the jury in his "hush money" trial in New York on Thursday, a momentous decision that makes him the first former president in U.S. history to be convicted of a crime.
Former President Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts in New York.
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies by the jury in his "hush money" trial in New York on Thursday, a momentous decision that makes him the first former president in U.S. history to be convicted of a crime.
CBS News's Robert Costa and Graham Kates said the former president's demeanor as he avoided eye contact with the jury and while walking out, grabbed his son Eric's hand with "as deep of a frown as you've ever seen."
Former president Donald Trump called it a "rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt." The jury was unanimous on each of the counts. The judge will pass sentencing in July.
Jurors were deliberating whether Donald Trump was guilty of 34 felony charges of falsifying business records linked to a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
CBS Correspondent Michael George reports on what the jury has asked for. If convicted, the judge could sentence Trump to serve prison time or impose a probation sentence and/or fines.
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