A campaign portal which raises funds for Donald Trump temporarily crashed after a jury passed a guilty verdict against the former president.

Campaign page, WinRed, appeared to lose its donation function due to surging traffic.

Google searches for "Donald Trump donation site" also spiked.

According to GOP sources, the Republican donation platform is "overwhelmed".

Google searches for "Donald Trump donation site" also spiked

Supporters reported seeing an error message when trying to donate to the page.

It comes after the former US president was found guilty of falsifying 34 business records to cover up a hush-money payment to former porn star Stormy Daniels.

The 77-year-old - who refused to testify in his own defence - is the first criminally convicted US president.

The guilty verdicts plunge the country into chaos ahead of the presidential election on November 5.

The latest opinion polls suggest Trump and Biden are set for a tight race for the White House.

Following the verdict, some have claimed the decision will "help his chances massively" in November's presidential election.

GBN America reporter Steven Edginton claims that the decision will "energise" Trump supporters to vote for him at the ballot boxes come November.

Speaking to GB News said: "I think the mood here in the United States is explosive.

Donald Trump appears at Manhattan Criminal CourtREUTERS

"The energy and the emotion that people on both sides are expressing is phenomenal."

Detailing Trump's election chances, Steven revealed: "I think this actually helps his chances massively.

"It really plays into what Trump has been saying for years and the Democrats have played their hand, I think, pretty poorly here."