'Guilty'. New York Times prints historic front page on Trump verdict

The New York Times printed on Thursday (May 30) night the front page with the guilty verdict of the former U.S. President Donald Trump, the first to be convicted of a crime, Reuters reports.

 

The NYT night operations manager, John McCabe said it was "one of the best nights at work."

 

Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime on Thursday when a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election.

 

After two days of deliberation, the 12-member jury pronounced Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts he faced. Trump watched the jurors dispassionately as they were polled to confirm the unanimous verdict.

 

Justice Juan Merchan set sentencing for July 11, just days before the Republican Party is scheduled to formally nominate Trump for president ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

 

The verdict plunges the United States into unexplored territory ahead of the November vote, when Trump will try to win back the White House from Democratic President Joe Biden.

 

Trump, 77, has denied wrongdoing and an attorney representing him said they would appeal as quickly as possible.

 

"This was a disgrace," Trump told reporters afterwards as he proclaimed his innocence and repeated his complaints that the trial had been rigged against him.