New York jury convicts Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg convicted Donald Trump on May 30, 2024 by proving Trump falsified Trump Organization payment records to hide a $130,000 hush money payment that Michael Cohen made to Stormy Daniels 11 days before the 2016 election
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Michael Cohen paid Stormy Daniels $130,000 on October 27, 2016, eleven days before the presidential election
The Trump Organization reimbursed Cohen $420,000 via fake legal retainer checks covering the original payment plus taxes and a bonus
New York Penal Law 175.10 elevates falsifying business records from a misdemeanor to a class E felony when the intent includes concealing another crime
The underlying other crime Bragg argued was a federal campaign finance violation under FECA
The jury of seven men and five women deliberated for two days before returning a unanimous verdict