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The conviction makes Trump the first former US president to be convicted of a crime.
Judge Juan Murchan set a sentencing date for July 11.
Outside court, a furious Trump continued his claims that the trial was “rigged” and accused Murchan of being “conflicted” and “corrupt”.
”This was a rigged decision from day one with an embattled judge who should never have been allowed to hear this case,” Trump said.
He said the “real verdict” will come on November 5, the date of the upcoming US presidential election, for which Trump is the presumptive Republican candidate.
“This was done by the Biden administration to hurt or injure an opponent, a political opponent,” Trump said.
Jurors were on the verge of being sent home on the day they sent word that they had reached a verdict.
Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records at his company in connection with an alleged scheme to cover up potentially embarrassing stories about him during his 2016 presidential campaign.
The felony charge stems from restitution paid to then-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen after he made a secret $US130,000 ($195,000) payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels to silence her claims that she and Trump had sex in 2006
Trump is accused of misrepresenting Cohen’s reimbursements as legal expenses to hide that they were tied to the payment of hush money.
Trump has pleaded not guilty and claims the payments to Cohen were for legitimate legal services.
He also denied the alleged extramarital sexual relationship with Daniels.
Trump’s lawyers previously indicated that he would appeal the sentence if convicted.
The charges of falsifying business documents carry up to four years behind bars, though prosecutors have not said whether they intend to seek prison time, and it’s unclear whether the judge — who earlier in the trial warned of prison terms for violations of the gag order – will impose this penalty even if requested.
A conviction and even a prison sentence won’t stop Trump from continuing his pursuit of the White House.
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