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Former President Donald Trump's historic conviction on Thursday may have been in part due to mistakes made by his defense team, including not having him take the stand, legal experts told Business Insider.A New York jury convicted Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush-money payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels. The verdict made history: Trump is the only US president to also be a convicted felon.Though the conclusion of the case was significant, three legal experts told BI the verdict wasn't a major shock. Two said Trump's team made a number of mistakes during…