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Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in his criminal hush money trial. The judge has set Trump’s sentencing for July 11.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Thursday that while the defendant was unique, the verdict was decided like any other case, “by following the facts and the law.” Photo: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts marks the end of his historic hush money trial but the fight over the case is far from over. Some people are reacting near Trump's Florida resort. (AP Video: Cody Jackson)

Republican lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, are hammering the guilty verdict in former President Donald Trump's historic "hush money" criminal trial. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.

STORY: TRUMP: "This was a disgrace." Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime on Thursday, when a New York jury unanimously found him guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial involving Stormy Daniels. TRUMP: "I'm a very innocent man." :: File He is convicted of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence the porn star ahead of the 2016 election. The verdict plunges the U.S. into unexplored territory ahead of the presidential election on November 5th. Trump, who spoke shortly after the verdict, denies any wrongdoing. He's expected to appeal. He faces a maximum sentence of four years in prison, though others convicted of that crime often receive shorter sentences, fines or probation. :: May 23, 2024 Incarceration would not prevent him from campaigning, or taking office if he were to win. “There's no doubt it's a huge historical moment. This has never happened." Political analyst Elaine Kamarck is with the Brookings Institution, a U.S. think tank. "I have always thought that this trial was the most damaging to him, even though the legal issues are not as consequential." "And the reason I think it's the most damaging is it goes to his character. It is pretty clear that the man had an affair with a woman when his wife was home with their new baby." Former federal prosecutor and legal expert Robert Mintz says the verdict shakes the very foundations of the country. "My guess is that we will see some period of incarceration but I think it's going to be very limited. It's going to be more symbolic than it's going to be punitive, but I'll be surprised if it's a straight probationary sentence." Trump will be sentenced on July 11. The case was widely regarded as the least consequential of the four criminal prosecutions Trump faces. It was also likely to be the only one to go to trial before the election, as the others are delayed by procedural challenges.

NY DA Bragg says prosecutors followed facts ‘without fear or favor’ after jury finds Trump guilty

The jury in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial has found the former president guilty of all 34 felony counts against him. They delivered their verdict late Thursday afternoon after two days of deliberations that spanned 9 1/2 hours.

Donald Trump has been convicted in his New York hush money trial, a landmark jury verdict making him the first former American president to be found guilty of felony crimes in the nation’s nearly 250-year history.

Former President Donald Trump called his trial "rigged" after being found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records.

Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen released a statement saying, "Today is an important day for accountability and the rule of law."

President Joe Biden's campaign released a statement after former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all counts in his hush money trial, urging supporters to vote in November.

"This was a rigged, disgraceful trial" the former president said outside of the courtroom.

The jurors in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial have resumed deliberations after being reread portions of Michael Cohen and David Pecker's testimony as well as parts of the judge's instructions. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett has more.