Thirty-four criminal charges settled, 54 to go. Former President Trump ended his time in a New York courtroom this week with a conviction, found guilty on all counts in his hush-money trial. But state charges in Georgia and federal ones in Florida and Washington, D.C., await.
Trump made history as the first former U.S. president to become a convicted felon after the jury found him guilty on Thursday afternoon of falsifying business records to conceal his alleged affair with adult film actor Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Judge Juan Merchan set a sentencing hearing for July 11, just days before the Republican National Convention, where Trump is set to formally accept the GOP’s presidential nomination.
Trump faces an additional 54 criminal charges, though it is unclear if any will reach a jury before November’s election.
Trump, along with 18 other defendants, was charged with entering an unlawful conspiracy to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia. Each defendant was charged under the state’s racketeering law.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) originally charged the former president with 13 state felony counts, but Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee tossed out three of them.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Willis, who saw her case partially derailed after one of Trump’s co-defendants tried to have her removed over a romantic relationship with a special prosecutor assigned to the case, is appealing the dismissal of some counts.
Now that Donald Trump is a convicted felon, his list of countries to visit has gotten much shorter. Trump was found guilty on Thursday of 34 counts of falsifying records in an effort to keep adult film star Stormy Daniels quiet about an affair that occurred in the 2000s.
That means certain freedoms Mr Trump once enjoyed may be out of his reach — and could have a serious effect on his ability to carry out his presidential duties, including traveling to foreign countries.
Nearly 40 nations – inlcuding Canada and the UK – have strict policies when it comes to allowing individuals with criminal records across their borders, and barring a special accommodation, Trump would be held to those same standards.
It’s unclear if he would be allowed to visit if he wins the presidental election in November, but remains a felon. Despite Trump once retweeting someone who referred to him as the “King of Israel” and bragging that he moved the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Trump may not be able to visit the nation now that he’s a felon.
Israel reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone with a criminal record, including felonies. Border control forces in Israel have the authority to bar entry for anyone suspected of committing a crime or with a record, and Trump meets both of those qualifiers.
