Donald Trump guilty verdict: What just happened?
Could Trump go to prison, can he still become president and what did he actually do?
Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his historic criminal trial in New York. It is the first time a former or serving US president has been convicted of a crime. The court heard from 22 witnesses over six weeks, including the porn actor Stormy Daniels. Trump called the verdict a "disgrace".
It’s an unprecedented situation, which leaves a lot questions. Can Donald Trump still run for president? Could he go to prison? And what happens next?
There’s loads of contrasting opinions online, so we break down exactly what Donald Trump was found guilty of and we hear from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ journalists Nomia Iqbal, John Sudworth, Nada Tawfik and Kayla Epstein.
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