Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Donald Trump faces four criminal indictments in four separate jurisdictions at a time when he is campaigning to take the White House.

His first criminal trial in New York is now drawing to a close, with the former president staring down the possibility of a conviction on charges connected to a hush money payment to a porn star.

Mr Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a secret $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential campaign to silence her over an alleged sexual encounter in 2006. Mr Trump denies the affair and has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

During the trial, jurors heard from a parade of colorful witnesses, from Ms Daniels to Mr Trump’s former “fixer” Michael Cohen to ex-National Inquirer publisher David Pecker and former Trump White House aides Hope Hicks and Madeleine Westerhout.

So could Mr Trump go to prison? And what potential prison time is he facing in his three other criminal cases?

In the hush money case, the 34 charges have been “stepped up” from misdemeanors to class E felonies because prosecutors allege the crimes were carried out in an effort to commit or conceal another crime.

Each of the 34 counts carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison, however New York imposes a 20-year sentencing cap for this type of offense.

However, such sentences are usually only doled out with mitigating circumstances, like previous felony convictions or based on the seriousness of the crime.

Given that Mr Trump has no prior criminal record and the alleged crimes are non-violent, it is likely that he would face no jail time. Instead, New York Justice Juan Merchan could impose other penalties such as fines, probation or conditional