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A gasp, a grimace and then 'guilty': The conviction of Donald Trump

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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. [AFP]

"We the jury have a verdict." There was an audible gasp as Judge Juan Merchan read out the jury's handwritten note in his courtroom, where most expected him to signal the end of a second day of deliberations before sending everyone home.

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