Now that the jury in Donald Trump's criminal trial has made the historic decision to convict him, the judge overseeing the case will soon face a monumental choice: whether to sentence the 2024 Republican presidential candidate to time behind bars.
After the 12-member jury on Thursday handed down its verdict finding Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records he faced, Judge Juan Merchan set the former U.S. president's sentencing for July 11.
Prison time is rare for people convicted in New York state of felony falsification of business records — the charge Trump, a businessman-turned-politician, faced at his six-week trial.