After a trial lasting more than five weeks, Donald Trump has been convicted of falsifying business records in the first criminal trial of a former president.

It is the first time in history that a former US president has been convicted of a crime.

The 12 jurors deliberated for two days before reaching a unanimous verdict – the court heard from 22 witnesses over six weeks, including Stormy Daniels, whose alleged sexual encounter with Trump was at the centre of this case.

Trump stood accused of concealing a payment made by his former lawyer to buy the ex-adult film star’s silence shortly before the 2016 election, he had pleaded not guilty and claimed without evidence that the prosecution was politically motivated.

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