Donald Trump has been convicted of falsifying business records in the first criminal trial of a former president. It is the first time in history that a former US president has been convicted of a crime.

The 12 jurors deliberated for two days before reaching a unanimous verdict last night.

The court heard from 22 witnesses over six weeks, including Stormy Daniels, whose alleged sexual encounter with Trump was at the centre of this case, reports the BBC.

Trump stood accused of concealing a payment made by his former lawyer to buy the ex-adult film star’s silence shortly before the 2016 election.

He had pleaded not guilty and claimed without evidence that the prosecution was politically motivated. Meanwhile, in his reaction to the verdict Trump said: “This was a disgrace, this was a rigged trial”.