Trump Guilty Verdict

Extracted Attributes

• Event Type

  Legal Verdicts (Civil and Criminal)

• Primary Defendant

  Donald Trump

• Carroll Cases Status

  Under appeal, bond secured

• Political Commentary

  Labeled as 'politically motivated Lawfare' by David Sacks

• Criminal Trial Charges

  34 felony counts of falsifying business records

• Criminal Trial Purpose

  To conceal hush money payments to Stormy Daniels to illegally influence the 2016 election

• Criminal Trial Prosecutor

  DA Alvin Bragg

• Carroll II Verdict (May 2023)

  Liable for sexual abuse and defamation, $5 million damages

• Primary Plaintiff (Civil Cases)

  E. Jean Carroll

• ABC News Settlement (December 2024)

  Settled defamation case with ABC News for $15 million to Trump's presidential library and $1 million legal fees, public apology

• Criminal Trial Verdict (May 30, 2024)

  Guilty on all 34 counts

• Carroll I Additional Damages (January 2024)

  $83.3 million

• Total Damages Awarded (Carroll Civil Cases)

  $88.3 million

• Carroll II Judge's Clarification (July 2023)

  Verdict indicated Trump raped Carroll by common definition

• Previous Prosecutorial Decisions (Criminal Case)

  Merrick Garland's DOJ and former DA Cyrus Vance previously passed on the case

• Carroll I Partial Summary Judgment (September 2023)

  Trump liable for defamation (2019 statements)

Timeline

• Alleged sexual assault of E. Jean Carroll by Donald Trump (late 1995 or early 1996). (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1995-12-31

• E. Jean Carroll files first defamation lawsuit (Carroll I) against Donald Trump. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2019-11-01

• E. Jean Carroll files second lawsuit (Carroll II) against Donald Trump, renewing defamation claim and adding battery claim under New York's Adult Survivors Act. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2022-11-01

• Criminal case (The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump) submitted. (Source: Web Search)

  2023-03-30

• Carroll II trial begins. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-04-01

• Jury verdict in Carroll II finds Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll, awarding $5 million in damages. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2023-05-01

• Judge Kaplan states the Carroll II verdict indicated Donald Trump had raped E. Jean Carroll according to the common definition of the word. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2023-07-01

• Judge Kaplan dismisses Donald Trump's countersuit in Carroll II and writes that Carroll's accusation of rape is 'substantially true'. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-08-01

• Partial summary judgment issued in Carroll I, finding Donald Trump liable for defamation based on his 2019 statements. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2023-09-01

• Jury trial awards an additional $83.3 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll in Carroll I. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2024-01-01

• New York criminal trial against Donald Trump begins. (Source: Web Search)

  2024-04-15

• Jury finds Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the New York criminal trial. (Source: Web Search)

  2024-05-30

• Sentencing for Donald Trump in the New York criminal trial is set. (Source: Web Search)

  2024-07-11

• Donald Trump settles a defamation case with ABC News. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2024-12-01

• Donald Trump loses his initial appeal in Carroll II. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2024-12-01

• Donald Trump's request for an en banc hearing in Carroll II is rejected. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-06-01

E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump

E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump is the name of two related civil lawsuits by American author E. Jean Carroll against U.S. President Donald Trump. The two suits resulted in a total of $88.3 million in damages awarded to Carroll; both cases are under appeal. The cases were related to Carroll's accusation from mid-2019 (during Trump's first term) that he sexually assaulted her in late 1995 or early 1996. Trump denied the allegations, prompting Carroll to sue him for defamation in November 2019 (a.k.a. Carroll I). In November 2022, Carroll filed her second suit against Trump (a.k.a. Carroll II), renewing her claim of defamation and adding a claim of battery under the Adult Survivors Act, a New York law allowing sexual-assault victims to file civil suits beyond expired statutes of limitations. This suit went to trial in April 2023. Evidence included testimony from two friends Carroll spoke to after the alleged incident, a photograph of Carroll with Trump in 1987, testimony from two women who had separately accused Trump of sexual assault, footage from the Trump Access Hollywood tape and his October 2022 deposition. A jury verdict in May 2023 found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll, and ordered him to pay US$5 million in damages. Trump made an unsuccessful counterclaim and in December 2024 lost his initial appeal. His request for an en banc hearing was rejected in June 2025. Carroll's accusation against Trump was more severe than the accusations made by other women. Regarding the jury verdict, the judge asked the jury to find if the preponderance of the evidence suggested that Trump raped Carroll under New York's narrow legal definition of rape at that time, denoting forcible penetration with the penis, as alleged by the plaintiff; the jury did not find Trump liable for rape and instead found him liable for a lesser degree of sexual abuse. In July 2023, Judge Kaplan said that the verdict found that Trump had raped Carroll according to the common definition of the word, i.e. not necessarily implying penile penetration. In August 2023, Kaplan dismissed a countersuit and wrote that Carroll's accusation of rape is "substantially true". In September 2023, Kaplan issued a partial summary judgment regarding Carroll I, finding Trump liable for defamation via his 2019 statements. The jury verdict from the January 2024 trial was $83.3 million in additional damages. To appeal, Trump secured a bond for this amount plus 10 percent. In December 2024, Trump settled a defamation case with ABC News after anchor George Stephanopoulos incorrectly stated that the jury found Trump liable for rape in the case. ABC News agreed to pay $15 million to Trump's presidential library and $1 million for his legal fees, as well as issue a public apology.

Web Search Results

• Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted ...

  A demonstrator reacts to the guilty verdict announced against former President Donald Trump outside Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Share [...] People react to the guilty verdict announced against former President Donald Trump outside Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) 15 of 16 [...] People react to the guilty verdict announced against former President Donald Trump outside Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) 12 of 16

• Donald Trump found guilty on all counts in historic criminal ...

  Skip to content Watch Live Advertisement # Donald Trump found guilty on all counts in historic criminal trial Madeline Halpert & Kayla Epstein BBC News Reporting fromNew York court Christy Cooney BBC News Reporting fromLondon How Donald Trump's historic guilty verdict unfolded Donald Trump has been found guilty on all counts in his historic New York criminal trial, becoming the first former or sitting president to be convicted of a crime as he makes a bid to return to the White House. [...] The former president pursed his lips and turned to look at the jurors as they delivered their guilty verdicts, which came after two days of deliberations. Amid a massive police presence outside court afterwards, Trump said: "This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt." He added that the “real verdict" was "going to be 5 November by the people" and that "this is long from over". [...] A panel of 12 Manhattan jurors unanimously convicted him on 34 counts of falsifying business records on Thursday, with sentencing now set for 11 July. Over a six-week trial, the court heard from 22 witnesses, including Stormy Daniels, whose alleged sexual encounter with the former president was at the centre of the case. Trump, 77, called the verdict a "disgrace", adding: "We'll fight to the end."

• How did Donald Trump's historic guilty verdict unfold? | BBC ...

  ### Description 392068 views Posted: 31 May 2024 Donald Trump has been convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his historic criminal trial in New York. 12 jurors deliberated for two days before reaching a unanimous verdict - it is the first time a former or serving US president has been convicted of a crime. He will be sentenced on 11 July - the former president could face prison, but legal experts have said a fine is the more likely outcome. [...] we start in the US where Donald Trump has been found guilty on all counts in his hush money trial this makes him the first former US president to be convicted of criminal charges and the first major Party candidate to run for office as a convicted felon he's called The Verdict a disgrace Mr Trump was found guilty of falsifying business records to conceal a sex scandal involving the former porn star stormmy Daniels The Verdict handed down just a few hours ago comes after 2 days of deliberations [...] the former US president could face up to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine for each count the trial officially began on April the 15th after a lengthy jury selection process then over the course of more than six weeks testimony from Mr Trump's former business partners including longtime lawyer Michael Cohen and his accuser Stormy Daniels were heard 12 New York jurors deliberated for two days to reach Thursday's verdict in which they found him guilty on all 34 felony charges Mr Trump will

• Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York

  | Image 16 | | Court | New York Supreme Court | | Full case name | _The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump_ | | Submitted | March 30, 2023 | | Started | April 15, 2024 | | Decided | May 30, 2024 | | Verdict | Guilty on all counts | | Charge | First-degree falsifying business records (34 counts) | | Prosecution | Alvin Bragg | | Citation | IND-71543-23( | | Case history | | Subsequent action | Sentence of unconditional discharge "Discharge (sentence)") | | Court membership | [...] Trump was convicted on all counts on May 30, 2024, becoming the first U.S. president to be convicted of a felony. Following a series of delays and Trump's 2024 presidential election victory, he was sentenced to an unconditional discharge "Discharge (sentence)") on January 10, 2025. He is appealing his conviction. Background ### Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal Main article: Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal Image 20: Stormy Daniels smiling at the camera [...] Each count for which Trump was convicted could result in a sentence of up to four years, to be served consecutively, with a maximum sentence of 20 years.( He is permitted to assume the presidency even should he be in prison.( The judge may also choose to impose no prison sentence.(

• D.A. Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Trial Conviction of ...

  _Jury Finds the Defendant Guilty of 34 Counts of Falsifying Business Records_ Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. today announced the all-count trial conviction of DONALD J. TRUMP, 77, for falsifying New York business records in order to conceal his illegal scheme to corrupt the 2016 election. TRUMP was convicted by a New York State Supreme Court jury of 34 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree. He is expected to be sentenced on July 11. [...] “Donald Trump is guilty of repeatedly and fraudulently falsifying business records in a scheme to conceal damaging information from American voters during the 2016 presidential election. Over the course of the past several weeks, a jury of 12 every day New Yorkers was presented with overwhelming evidence – including invoices, checks, bank statements, audio recordings, phone logs, text messages, and direct testimony from 22 witnesses – that proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Trump