He has been convicted of falsifying business records during his 2016 presidential campaign bid to cover up a $1,30,000 payment to an adult film actor.
Donald Trump on Friday became the first former president of the United States to be convicted of a felony after a court in New York found him guilty in a case pertaining to illegally influencing the 2016 presidential election, reported the Associated Press.
The United States defines a “felony” as a crime that is punishable by death or imprisonment for over a year.
Trump has been convicted of falsifying business records during his 2016 presidential campaign bid to cover up a $130,000 payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels through his then-lawyer Michael Cohen to keep her from going public about a sexual encounter she claimed to have had with him.
