this makes him the first us president with a criminal conviction and the first major party candidate to run for office with a felony. mr trump was convicted of falsifying business records to conceal a sex scandal involving the former porn star, stormy daniels. the verdict handed down just a few hours ago comes after two days of delebrations. the former us president could face up to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine for each count. the trial officially began on april 15th after a lengthy jury selection process. then, over the course of more than six weeks, testimony from mr trump s former business partners, including long time lawyer michael cohen and his accuser stormy daniels, were heard. 12 new yorkjurors deliberated for two days to reach thursday s verdict in which they found him guilty on all 3a felony charges. mr trump will return to the manhattan courtroom onjuly 11th to be sentenced. here s what he said outside the court right after the verdict. our whole coun
sentencing on july 11. that verdict sentencing onjuly 11. that verdict coming down as he was exiting the courthouse and only saw him getting to trump tower, waving at his. raising his fist rather, i people gathered there. wejust fist rather, i people gathered there. we just heard from nancy closing ranks behind the speaker of the house. republicans calling this a disgrace, a rigged trial in a sad day for america. eric, just going back to you. from what you ve heard from donald trump, he very much sees this, what we heard right after the verdict, very much sees this as an opportunity for the american voters to cast their verdict on november five. november five. that is ultimately november five. that is ultimately what - november five. that is ultimately what you i november five. that is | ultimately what you will november five. that is - ultimately what you will think of it. he thinks if he becomes present, he couldn t escape the trappings of having to go to the legal syste