Donald Trump became the first American president to be convicted of a crime after a New York jury found Trump 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. The judge set sentencing for July 11, just days before the Republican Party is scheduled to nominate Trump for president formally. rump, 77, denied wrongdoing and an attorney representing him said they would appeal as quickly as possible. “This was a disgrace,” Trump said as he proclaimed his innocence and repeated his complaints that the trial had been rigged against him.