Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president convicted of a felony in May 2024, when a New York court found him guilty of falsifying business records related to a hush-money payment during the 2016 presidential election.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, high-quality news sources (CNN, CNBC, NPR, PBS) with consistent details on date, charges, and historic significance.
Sources
- Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial (apnews.com)
- https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/politics/donald-trump-hush-money-trial-verdict (cnn.com)
- https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/30/trump-trial-verdict-hush-money.html (cnbc.com)
- https://www.npr.org/2024/05/30/g-s1-1848/trump-hush-money-trial-34-counts (npr.org)