A Manhattan jury’s decision to convict former U.S. President Donald Trump—a Queens native—on 34 counts of falsifying business records has led to fierce debate, study and reflection across the borough and around the world.
Trump, who lived in Jamaica Estates until he was 13, made history on May 30 as the first former Commander in Chief convicted of a felony crime. In what many have called a “hush money” trial — to the dismay of many Trump supporters — the businessman faced the legal ramifications regarding how he recorded $130,000 in payments to his attorney, Michael Cohen, who, in turn, made them out to Stormy Daniels, an adult film star. The payments were made prior to the 2016 election.
