Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 charges
Justice Juan Merchan set the sentencing date on July 11, just days before the Republican National Convention, which is scheduled to formally nominate trump for president on July 15.
The ruling thrusts the united states into uncharted ground ahead of the november 5 presidential election, as Republican nominee donald trump seeks to reclaim the white house from Democratic President Joe Biden.
He data-faces a maximum punishment of four years in jail, however, others convicted of the same conduct frequently receive lesser terms, fines, or probation. Incarceration would not bar him from running or assuming office if he were elected.
He will not be imprisoned before to sentenced.
Trump, 77, has denied wrongdoing and is expected to appeal.
"The voters will decide the final decision on november 5. "This was a rigged decision from the beginning," he continued.
Opinion surveys show trump and Biden, 81, in a close race, with Reuters/Ipsos polling indicating that a guilty conviction may cost trump some support from independent and Republican voters.
The jury convicted trump of falsifying company paperwork following a six-week trial that included detailed evidence from porn star Stormy Daniels about a sexual encounter she claims she had with trump in 2006 while he was married to his current wife Melania. donald trump denies ever having sex with Daniels.