How much prison time could Trump face after being found guilty in a secret trial?

Donald Trump could soon become the first US president in history to serve prison time after a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 counts during his secret trial.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 election. The jury deliberated for about nine and a half hours before reaching his decision Thursday afternoon – just minutes before Judge Juan Merchan dismissed them.

Trump's sentencing is scheduled for July 11, just four days before the Republican National Convention (RNC), where delegates will almost certainly make him the official GOP presidential nominee.

Both parties can file motions in the case until June 13.

Ms. Daniels, her former lawyer Keith Davidson, former Trump “fixer” turned nemesis Michael Cohen, ex-National investigator Publisher David Pecker and former Trump White House aides Hope Hicks and Madeleine Westerhout all took the stand to testify at the trial.

The 34 counts were “escalated” from misdemeanors to class E misdemeanors because prosecutors said the crimes were committed with the intent to commit or conceal another crime – those crimes being conspiracy electoral, campaign financing and tax law violations.

Trump could theoretically face more than a decade in prison, according to CNN chief legal analyst Laura Coates.

Under New York State law, the maximum prison sentence for a Class E felony is four years in prison. New York imposes a 20-year sentencing cap for this type of offense, with the decision of whether the sentences will be concurrent or consecutive left to the judge.

Since Trump has no criminal record and the crimes are non-violent in nature, it is likely that he will not face any prison time.

Instead, Judge Juan Merchan in New York could impose other sanctions such as fines, probation or parole instead of prison time.

The biggest question surrounding Trump's hypothetical incarceration is what kind of Secret Service details he might receive as the first former president-turned-inmate.

As the former president campaigns following this conviction, he is also fighting three other criminal charges in Florida, Washington DC and Georgia.