Inside the courtroom the moment Donald Trump became a convicted felon

On the 23rd day of his criminal trial, on the 15th floor of a Manhattan courtroom, defendant Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 counts against him.

One hour before a juror quietly announced “guilty” 34 times, the former president was laughing with his attorneys, preparing to pack up for the day and return the next morning.

Shortly after 5pm on May 30, the Republican nominee for president became a convicted criminal, accused of falsifiying business records as part of an election conspricacy that involved covering up payments to an adult film star whose story of an affair threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign.

Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office had walked into the courtroom at 4.09pm.

Moments later, Trump entered the hallway, where police barricades penned in a handful of photographers and print reporters who could capture his movements.

“Mr Trump, are you nervous about a verdict?” a reporter asked.

He briefly stopped, turned to the cameras and said: “I want to campaign.”

In an adjoining courtroom where roughly 100 reporters could watch a closed-circuit broadcast of the proceedings on three large flat screen TVs, Trump – in a blue satin tie – could be seen at the defense table between his attorneys Todd Blanche, on his right, and Emil Bove, to his left. Trump’s son, Eric, sat in the first row behind him.

Two minutes later, New York Justice Juan Merchan returned to the bench.

He announced his plans to excuse the jury at 4.30pm. Heavy sighs filled the overflow room.

Trump immediately swatted Blanche’s arm with a smile and whispered in his ear. Blanche jumped up to speak with Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass, who was huddled with his team at the prosecution’s table.