Volume 5, Issue No. 37
OPINION/COMMENTARY
/ News That Fears None, Views That Favor Nobody /
. . . . . A community service of Romar Media Canada, The Filipino Web Channel (TheFilipinoWebChannel@gmail.com) and the Philippine Village Voice (PhilVoiceNews@gmail.com) for the information and understanding of Filipinos and the diverse communities in North America . . . . . .
The News UpFront: (TOP STORY) as of Thursday, May 30, 2024
~ Donald J. Trump, America's 45th president who is now seeking a return to the White House in the November election, has been found by a jury in New York guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal payment to porn star Stormy Daniels with whom he had sexual relation. The "hush money" payment was a coverup to stop Ms. Daniels from talking as it would adversely impact his candidacy in the 2016 election.
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NEW YORK JURY DECIDES . . .
Donald J. Trump Guilty on All 34 Counts
It Makes Him the First Former US President to Be Convicted of a Crime
By ROMEO P. MARQUEZ
Editor, The Filipino Web Channel
TORONTO - From former US president, Donald J. Trump is now a convicted felon.
A jury of 12 New Yorkers on Thursday found the presumptive Republican presidential nominee guilty on all 34 counts of falsified business records, multiple news outlets reported.
The jury of seven men and five women reached their decision after deliberating for two days. The trial had lasted for six weeks in a Manhattan courtroom presided by Judge Juan Merchan.
Trump faces up to four years in prison. However, media reports said he's unlikely to be incarcerated as he is a first offender of a non-violent offense.
Trump's conviction was historic. It made him the first former US president to be convicted of a crime.
Prosecutors argued Trump authorized records to be falsified to conceal a crime, i.e., by paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels to silence her about their sexual relation because it would affect his presidential candidacy in 2016. The jury upheld this argument. (Copyright 2024. All Rights Reserved).
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