Dozens gather outside courthouse after Trump trial verdict

Dozens of people gathered outside the court in New York where a jury found former US President Donald Trump guilty in a hush money trial on Thursday.

Some people celebrated the verdict, as reported by a dpa reporter at the scene.

One woman held up a sign reading "Trump convicted" while dancing, while one man's sign read "guilty" and another "lock him up."

Some people were involved in intense discussions with Trump supporters.

Several members of the media and a large group of police officers were present.

A jury in New York on Thursday found Trump guilty of falsifying business records in his hush money trial, making him the first former US president convicted of a criminal offence.