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Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his hush money trial.

Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 felony counts related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been convicted on criminal charges.

Trump last April pleaded not guilty to a 34-count indictment charging him with falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election.


Trump guilty on all 34 counts


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Prosecutor begins taking jury through timeline of case

The first hour of prosecutor Josh Steinglass' summation sounded impromptu, as if he was extemporaneously delivering a direct response to the defense's closing.

As his closing entered its second hour, Steinglass unveiled a slideshow and timeline to make his argument -- slowing down the pace of his delivery and bringing the jury back to the first witness in the case, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker.

Steinglass walked the jury through the $30,000 payment American Media Inc. made to doorman Dino Sajudin for the rights to his false story about Trump having a child out of wedlock. He outlined timeline of the catch and kill, emphasizing the steps taken to ensure Sajudin did not become a problem for the campaign.

According to Steinglass, Cohen added a $1 million breach of contract penalty "just to put the fear of God into Sajudin."

"Mr. Sajudin had been completely neutralized as a threat to the campaign," Steinglass said about the payment.


Trump engaged in a 'subversion of democracy,' state says

Prosecutor Josh Steinglass argued that Trump's catch-and-kill arrangement with the National Enquirer was a "subversion of democracy."

Steinglass pushed back against defense attorney Todd Blanche's argument in his closing that Trump's agreement with Enquirer parent AMI was democracy at work. During his opening statement, Blanche said, "I have a spoiler alert. There is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. It's called democracy."

"In reality, this agreement at Trump Tower was the exact opposite. It was the subversion of democracy," Steinglass said, arguing that it was an attempt "to pull the wool over [voter's] eyes in a coordinated fashion" and that it was meant to "manipulate and defraud the voters."

Referenceing the Trump Tower meeting in 2015, Steinglass said, "This scheme cooked up by these men at this time, could very well be what got President Trump elected."

"It turned out to be one of the most valuable contributions anyone ever made to Trump," he argued.


State has presented a 'mountain of evidence,' prosecutor says

"It's difficult to conceive a case with more corroboration than this one," prosecutor Josh Steinglass told jurors. "You don't have to think too much about this one."

Steinglass argued that jurors have seen a "mountain of evidence."

"This case is not about Michael Cohen. This case is about Donald Trump and whether he should be held accountable for making false entries in his own business records, whether he and his staff did that to cover up for his own election violations," Steinglass said, describing Cohen as a tour guide through the evidence.

"The question is not whether you like Cohen or whether you want to go into business with Cohen. It's whether he has useful, reliable information," Steinglass said. "He was in the best position to know."

Steinglass called the defense's focus on Cohen "deflection -- like the defendant's own tweets"


State says Trump employed Cohen because he was willing to lie

"The defense goes on and on about Michael Cohen is immoral or a liar or a thief," prosecutor Josh Steinglass said of the state's star witness.

"We didn't choose Michael Cohen to be a witness. We didn't pick him up at witness store. The defendant chose him as a fixer because he was willing to lie and cheat," he said, drawing a few laughs from the jury.

Steinglass then displayed a passage from one of Trump's books to exemplify why he hired someone like Michael Cohen in the first place.

"As a matter of fact, I value loyalty above everything else -- more than brains, more than drive, and more than energy," the passage read.


Verdict breakdown by count

Former President Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in order to hide a hush money payment to boost his prospects in the 2016 election. Here are each of the records he was charged with falsifying, and the verdict for each.

1) An invoice from Michael Cohen dated Feb. 14, 2017 - GUILTY

2) An entry in the Detail General Ledger for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust on or about Feb. 14, 2017 - GUILTY

3) An entry in the Detail General Ledger for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust on or about Feb. 14, 2017 - GUILTY

4) A Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust Account check and check stub dated Feb. 14, 2017 - GUILTY

5) An invoice from Michael Cohen dated Feb. 16, 2017 and transmitted on or about March 16, 2017 - GUILTY

6) An entry in the Detail General Ledger for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust on or about March 17, 2017 - GUILTY

7) A Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust Account check and check stub dated March 17, 2017 - GUILTY

8) An invoice from Michael Cohen dated April 13, 2017 - GUILTY

9) An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump on or about June 19, 2017 - GUILTY

10) A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated June 19, 2017 - GUILTY

11) An invoice from Michael Cohen dated May 22, 2017 - GUILTY

12) An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump on or about May 22, 2017 - GUILTY

13) A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated May 23, 2017 - GUILTY

14) An invoice from Michael Cohen dated June 16, 2017 - GUILTY

15) An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump on or about June 19, 2017 - GUILTY

16) A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated June 19, 2017 - GUILTY

17) An invoice from Michael Cohen dated July 11, 2017 - GUILTY

18) An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump on or about July 11, 2017 - GUILTY

19) A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated July 11, 2017 - GUILTY

20) An invoice from Michael Cohen dated Aug. 1, 2017 - GUILTY

21) An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump on or about Aug. 1, 2017 - GUILTY

22) A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated Aug. 1, 2017 - GUILTY

23) An invoice from Michael Cohen dated Sept. 11, 2017 - GUILTY

24) An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump on or about Sept. 11, 2017 - GUILTY

25) A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated Sept. 12, 2017 - GUILTY

26) An invoice from Michael Cohen dated Oct. 18, 2017 - GUILTY

27) An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump on or about Oct. 18, 2017 - GUILTY

28) A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated Oct. 18, 2017 - GUILTY

29) An invoice from Michael Cohen dated Nov. 20, 2017 - GUILTY

30) An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump on or about Nov. 20, 2017 - GUILTY

31) A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated Nov. 21, 2017 - GUILTY

32) An invoice from Michael Cohen dated Dec. 1, 2017 - GUILTY

33) An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump on or about Dec. 1, 2017 - GUILTY

34) A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated Dec. 5, 2017 - GUILTY