United States of America - May 2024

Donald Trump becomes first former president to be convicted of a felony

On 30 May, a New York jury found former president Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records (one count for each falsified document), in a case related to the cover-up of a sex scandal. Trump has become the first former US president to be convicted of a felony. He has stated he will appeal the conviction and has argued he is the target of a political persecution. His sentencing hearing will take place in July.

Sources: The New York Times, CNN