Trump Was the First US President Convicted of Felony Crimes

In May 2024, a New York jury found Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments made before the 2016 election. He became the first former US president ever convicted of a crime, yet went on to win the presidential election six months later in November 2024.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/nyregion/trump-verdict-guilty.html

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