Tonight a watershed moment in this nation's history for the first time an American

president convicted of criminal conduct all in the middle of an election season

Donald Trump convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records after a Manhattan

jury deliberated for nine and a half hours.

Will the former president face prison time or just probation for the low-level felonies in the

hush money case and how will the judicial system handle the unprecedented

case of a former president with secret service protection.

The political fallout, how will this impact Donald Trump's campaign for the presidency?

The real verdict is going to be November 5th.

Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee Defiant

tonight for claiming his innocence, calling the process rigged

and accusing President Biden of backing a political persecution as he addressed cameras outside the

courtroom.

The Biden campaign saying, quote, we saw that no one is above the law.

And how will a nation driven by political division react or complete

historic coverage coming up? This is NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.

Good evening and welcome.

Guilty on all counts.

Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States,

was found guilty late today in a New York courthouse on all 34

counts of falsifying business records to conceal payments to a porn star just before the 2016 election.

The stunning verdict was delivered by a Manhattan jury of seven men and five women

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