Guilty As Charged!Trump Faces Sentencing In July Over Hush-Money Trial
The historic conviction came as Trump was the presumed Republican nominee for president.
The judge thanked the jurors for their service in the weeks-long trial.
“You gave this matter the attention it deserved, and I want to thank you for that,” Judge Juan Merchan told them according to a report by NBC News.
Trump is first former president to be convicted of criminal charges in US history and will be sentenced in July.
Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche made a motion for acquittal after the jury left the room, which the judge denied.
Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass told the jury in his closing arguments earlier this week that “the law is the law and it applies to everyone equally. There is no special standard for this defendant.”
“You, the jury, have the ability to hold the defendant accountable,” Steinglass said.
