Guilty: Donald Trump a convicted felon

Former US President Donald Trump has been found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records.

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00:00Donald Trump has been found guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records.

00:07It's a historic ruling. He is the first former US president to be found guilty of a felony.

00:15The defendant, Donald J. Trump, is guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree

00:23to conceal a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election.

00:28So, what happens next?

00:30Well, likely a fine. Each charge of falsifying business records faces a maximum sentence of four years in prison.

00:38But some experts believe imprisonment is unlikely.

00:43Trump, who pleaded not guilty, will likely appeal the verdict and cast doubt on the judicial process.

00:50The conviction, or even imprisonment, would not prevent Trump from running for the presidential election.