Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in the New York City borough of Queens, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan.
The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He owned the Miss Universe and Miss USA beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015, and produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television show, from 2003 to 2015. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $3.1 billion.
Jurors Reach Verdict In Donald Trump Hush Money Trial
deadline.comUPDATED, 2:10 PM: Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his criminal hush money trial. UPDATED, 1:39 PM: Jurors deliberating in Donald Trump‘s criminal hush money trial have reached a verdict.
Judge Juan Merchan announced that the jurors had sent a note informing them of their decision. The verdict is expected to be read in about 30 minutes.
The verdict follows nine hours and 44 minutes of deliberations, per CNN. PREVIOUSLY: Jurors deliberating in Donald Trump’s New York criminal hush-money trial are slated to return to court this morning to have a batch of trial transcripts read back to them, and to re-hear the jury instructions the judge spent more than an hour delivering on Wednesday.
The requests arrived in a pair of notes the jury sent to the presiding judge, state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, a few hours into their first day weighing 34 felony charges against the former president.
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