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Donald Trump has been identified guilty on 34 counts of falsifying enterprise records in his hush income trial. On Thursday, May 30, a Manhattan jury reached a verdict in the higher-profile case. This is the very first time that a former American president has been convicted of a felony. His sentencing date is scheduled for July 11.

Trump, 77, was convicted of covering up a sex scandal throughout his 2016 presidential campaign.

Upon walking out of the courtroom, the former host of The Apprentice named the trial a “disgrace” and “corrupt” whilst speaking to cameras and reporters. He also repeatedly alleged that the trial was “rigged.”

“We didn’t do a thing wrong,” he mentioned. “I’m a very innocent man. … Our whole country is being rigged by now.”

Trump added, “We’ll keep fighting, we’ll fight till the end and we’ll win.” He also accused the judge, Juan Merchan, of becoming “conflicted.”

“This was a rigged decision right from day one with a conflicted judge who should have never been allowed to try this case,” Trump mentioned.

According to many outlets and news organizations, it is unlikely that Trump will face jail time.

The 12 jurors unanimously agreed that Trump had falsified enterprise records to cover up a payment of $130,000 to former adult film star Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 election. Throughout the trial, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee pleaded not guilty and denied possessing an affair with Daniels, 45.

While taking the stand earlier this month, Daniels described an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006. While preserving that she did not reject Trump’s alleged sexual advances on her, Daniels described her discomfort.

“There was an imbalance of power for sure,” she testified. “But I was not threatened verbally or physically.”

Trump’s defense lawyer, Susan Necheles, challenged Daniels’ testimony and questioned the authenticity of her story. While grilling Daniels on her knowledge in the adult film business, Necheles mentioned, “You have a lot of experience making phony stories about sex.”

“That’s not how I would put it,” Daniels retorted. “The sex in the films is very much real, just like what happened to me in that room. … If that story was untrue, I would’ve written it to be a lot better.”