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Trump guilty verdict marks first-ever criminal conviction for a former president

The felony conviction of former President Donald Trump by a New York jury Thursday sent the political world into uncharted territory, with potentially profound implications for the 2024 elections.

Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal in an effort to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. 

The former president is expected to appeal the verdict, but the appeals process is likely to extend beyond the Nov. 5 election, legal experts say. Furthermore, the other three criminal trials Mr. Trump faces – two federal and one in Georgia state court –

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