By Seyi Babalola
A New York jury has convicted former US President Donald Trump guilty of fabricating company documents to conduct electoral fraud.
This historic ruling makes Trump the first former US president to be criminally prosecuted.
He was found guilty on all 34 charges. Any verdict required unanimous agreement.
Trump will now be sentenced on July 11.
Speaking outside the court, Trump claimed that the conviction was a “disgrace” and that he is “a very innocent man.”
He also insisted the trial was “rigged” and that the judge was “conflicted” and “should never have been allowed to try this case.”
Trump was at the centre of a scheme to cover up “hush money” payments to buy the silence of a porn star in the days before the 2016 election.
