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Donald Trump’s 34 criminal charges: A closer look

(NewsNation) — A jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of felony charges for falsifying business records in an effort to keep information from voters ahead of the 2016 election Thursday after more than four weeks of testimony.

Trump, the presumptive Republican candidate for president, was convicted on all 34 felony charges.


With the guilty verdict, he became the first former president to become a felon.

Sentencing is still to come, where Trump could face fines, probation or prison time. The verdict does not disqualify him from continuing to run for the presidency.

He was convicted of falsifying business records during the 2016 presidential election to hide $310,000 in payments that were tied to a porn star’s allegations that she had a sexual relationship with Trump.

Trump had maintained his innocence since being charged and has claimed he is the victim of a political witch hunt.

Here’s a breakdown of each of the 34 criminal charges Trump faces, according to the indictment in this case:

Charge 1: Trump allegedly caused a false invoice from Michael Cohen in the Trump Organization kept records on Feb. 17, 2014, marked as a record of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust.

Charge 2: Trump allegedly caused a false entry in the general ledger of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust with invoice number 842457 on Feb. 14, 2017, which was among the Trump Organization kept records.

Charge 3: Trump allegedly caused a false entry in the general ledger of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust with invoice number 842460 on Feb. 14, 2017, which was among the Trump Organization kept records.

Charge 4: Trump allegedly caused a false record in the business records of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust with a check and check stub bearing the number 000138 which was dated Feb. 14, 2017, which was among the Trump Organization kept records.

Charge 5: Trump allegedly caused a false invoice from Michael Cohen in the Trump Organization kept records that was dated Feb. 16, 2017, and transmitted on March 16, 2017, marked as a record of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust.

Charge 6: Trump allegedly caused a false entry in the general ledger of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust with invoice number 846907 on March 17, 2017, which was among the Trump Organization kept records.

Charge 7: Trump allegedly caused a false record in the business records of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust with a check and check stub bearing the number 000147 which was dated March 17, 2017, which was among the Trump Organization kept records.

Charge 8: Trump allegedly caused a false invoice from Michael Cohen in the Trump Organization kept records that was dated April 13, 2017, and which was marked as a record of Donald J. Trump.

Charge 9: Trump allegedly caused a false entry in the general ledger for Donald J. Trump with invoice number 858770 on June 19, 2017, which was among the Trump Organization kept records.

Charge 10: Trump allegedly caused a false entry with a Donald J. Trump account check and check stub bearing the number 002740 that was dated June 19, 2017, which was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

Charge 11: Trump allegedly caused a false invoice from Michael Cohen in the Trump Organization kept records that was dated May 22, 2017, and which was marked as a record of Donald J. Trump.

Charge 12: Trump allegedly caused a false entry with voucher number 855331 that was dated May 22, 2017, into the general ledger for Donald. J. Trump.

Charge 13: Trump allegedly caused a false record with a Donald J. Trump account check and check stub bearing check number 002700 that was dated May 23, 2017, and was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

Charge 14: Trump allegedly caused a false invoice from Michael Cohen in the Trump Organization kept records that was dated June 16, 2017, and which was marked as a record of Donald J. Trump.

Charge 15: Trump allegedly caused a false entry into the general ledger for Donald J. Trump bearing voucher number 858772 that was dated June 19, 2017, and was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

Charge 16: Trump allegedly caused a false entry with a Donald J. Trump account check and check stub bearing check number 002741 that was dated June 19, 2017, that was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

Charge 17: Trump allegedly caused a false invoice from Michael Cohen in the Trump Organization kept records that was dated July 11, 2017, and which was marked as a record of Donald J. Trump.

Charge 18: Trump allegedly caused a false entry into the general ledger for Donald J. Trump bearing voucher number 861096 that was dated July 11, 2017, and was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

Charge 19: Trump allegedly caused a false entry with a Donald J. Trump account check and check stub bearing check number 002781 that was dated July 11, 2017, that was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

Charge 20: Trump allegedly caused a false invoice from Michael Cohen in the Trump Organization kept records that was dated Aug. 1, 2017, and which was marked as a record of Donald J. Trump.

Charge 21: Trump allegedly caused a false entry into the general ledger for Donald J. Trump bearing voucher number 863641 that was dated Aug. 1, 2017, and was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

Charge 22: Trump allegedly caused a false entry with a Donald J. Trump account check and check stub bearing check number 002821 that was dated Aug. 1, 2017, that was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

Charge 23: Trump allegedly caused a false invoice from Michael Cohen in the Trump Organization kept records that was dated Sept. 11, 2017, and which was marked as a record of Donald J. Trump.

Charge 24: Trump allegedly caused a false entry into the general ledger for Donald J. Trump bearing voucher number 868174 that was dated Sept. 11, 2017, and was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

Charge 25: Trump allegedly caused a false entry with a Donald J. Trump account check and check stub bearing check number 002908 that was dated Sept. 12, 2017, that was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

Charge 26: Trump allegedly caused a false invoice from Michael Cohen in the Trump Organization kept records that was dated Oct. 18, 2017, and which was marked as a record of Donald J. Trump.

Charge 27: Trump allegedly caused a false entry into the general ledger for Donald J. Trump bearing voucher number 872654 that was dated Oct 18, 2017, and was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

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Charge 28: Trump allegedly caused a false entry with a Donald J. Trump account check and check stub bearing check number 002944 that was dated Oct 18, 2017, that was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

Charge 29: Trump allegedly caused a false invoice from Michael Cohen in the Trump Organization kept records that was dated Nov. 20, 2017, and which was marked as a record of Donald J. Trump.

Charge 30: Trump allegedly caused a false entry into the general ledger for Donald J. Trump bearing voucher number 876511 that was dated Nov. 20, 2017, and was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

Charge 31: Trump allegedly caused a false entry with a Donald J. Trump account check and check stub bearing check number 002980 that was dated Nov. 21, 2017, that was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

Charge 32: Trump allegedly caused a false invoice from Michael Cohen in the Trump Organization kept records that was dated Dec. 1, 2017, and which was marked as a record of Donald J. Trump, according to the indictment.

Charge 33: Trump allegedly caused a false entry into the general ledger for Donald J. Trump bearing voucher number 877785 that was dated Dec. 1, 2017, and was among the kept records of the Trump Organization.

Trump now faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. While each felony count carries up to four years in jail, adding up to 136 years, New York law limits the sentence for this type of crime to a maximum of 20 years.

Should Trump go to prison, he won’t be going alone, as the Secret Service will have to go with him to continue his protection.