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Guilty on all counts: Trump criminal conviction makes history

Trump who is bidding for a second presidential term remains unsure if he'll be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation or in jail. [Kena Betancur, AFP]

Donald Trump on Thursday became the first former US president ever convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty on all charges in his hush money case, months before an election that could see him yet return to the White House.

The jury found him guilty on each of the 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide a payment meant to silence porn star Stormy Daniels. He could in theory be sentenced to four years behind bars for each count but is more likely to receive probation.

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