Trump’s Been Convicted. Here Are 8 Pressing Questions About What Happens Next.

Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 charges in his hush money trial on Thursday after a jury of 12 New Yorkers unanimously agreed he had falsified business records to cover up allegations of a sexual encounter with porn star Stormy Daniels.

The verdict makes Trump the first president in U.S. history to be declared a felon, which is historic on its own but is also unprecedented as he is currently running for reelection as the presumptive Republican nominee.

Judge Juan Merchan of the New York state Supreme Court set a sentencing hearing for July 11, just four days before the Republican National Convention begins.

So what’s next for Trump and the GOP?

Will Trump go to jail before the convention?

Trump’s sentencing is set for July 11, just four days before Republicans are set to convene in Milwaukee to select the party’s nominee for president. All 34 charges are Class E felonies, the lowest class in New York, and are each punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 and up to four years in prison.

Judge Juan Merchan will decide what punishment to impose and will take Trump’s history into account. That could work in his favor as he has not been convicted of a crime before. Options besides jail include probation or a fine. And those punishments could be delayed until the former president has exhausted all of his appeals, a lengthy process that could end up at the Supreme Court.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg did not respond to a reporter’s question on Thursday about if his office plans to seek prison time.

“The judge has scheduled a sentencing for July 11,” Bragg said. “We will speak in court in that time. He also set a motion schedule. We will speak in our court filings as we’ve done throughout this