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NEW YORK — “We, the jury, have reached a verdict.” After countless motions and seven weeks of trial that saw 22 witnesses take the stand, Trump could no longer outrun his fate. A jury of 12 New Yorkers returned with a verdict on Thursday that shocked the political world – they found Trump guilty on every single count he had been charged with in a case that had also made him the first former president to be indicted.

At 4:20 p.m., 10 minutes before they were set to leave for the day, the jury completed their task after roughly 11 total hours of deliberations.



When the announcement of a verdict was read, audible gasps rang out in the courtroom. Trump had been laughing with his attorney, but he quickly changed his mood. He crossed his arms, occasionally whispering with his lawyers as he sat awaiting the arrival of the 12 New Yorkers.

“We would like an extra 30 minutes to fill out the forms. Would that be possible?” the jury wrote in its note announcing they had reached a verdict, a request that was accepted and left the courtroom in suspense. Shortly after 5 p.

m., the jurors trailed into the courtroom with the completed verdict form in hand. They passed by Trump on their way to the jury box but didn’t look at him.

Some glanced at the ground, while others directed their gaze anywhere but the defendant they were about to convict. Once seated, two jurors exchanged a nervous smile. Others kept a straight face as they were asked if they had, indeed, reached a verdict.

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