entered not guilty pleas on 34 criminal counts, including felony charges of falsifying business records, in a Manhattan courtroom, where he became the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal prosecution.
The charges were handed down by a grand jury convened by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Bragg's office has been investigating the circumstances surrounding a payment made on Trump's behalf to an adult film star in 2016 in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair, which Trump has denied.
The arraignment capped a day of spectacle surrounding Trump's surrender at Manhattan Criminal Court. His Secret Service motorcade left Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan for the courthouse shortly after 1 p.m., cutting through New York traffic with a police escort as spectators looked on. When his motorcade arrived, Trump waved to the crowd and cameras before entering the courthouse to turn himself in.
More than an hour after arriving, Trump entered the courtroom where a judge was overseeing his arraignment hearing. No video recording was allowed in the courtroom, but a handful of photographers were briefly permitted to take pictures. One photo shows Trump seated at the defense table, flanked by his attorneys.
Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court on April 4, 2023 in New York City. Trump became the first former president in U.S. history to be charged with a crime, and the case could have serious ramifications for his ongoing bid for the White House as it unfolds over the coming months. He has maintained his innocence and denounced the Manhattan district attorney's probe as a politically motivated"witch hunt.
MacFarlaneNews Why would he want to be president again? Why would he want the hassle? He doesn’t need the presidency to establish his grift. The grift is already in place.
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MacFarlaneNews Headline should have read “Failed casino owner” Trump…
It's pathetic and disgusting to see all you Democrats ejaculating all over yourselves and your buddies over this bullshit political persecution.
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MacFarlaneNews He looks worn out. This is a terrible travesty of justice especially with all the real crime that goes on in NY. Criminals know they can have a field day there.
FaceTheNation So tired of hearing about this loser
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CBSMornings MacFarlaneNews Correction: “not bigly guilty.”
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MacFarlaneNews Don’t forget the conspiracy charge
To GOP operatives saying, “if they can do this to Trump they can do it to anyone,” let me remind you that you attempted actual political prosecutions of Bill and Hillary Clinton and witnesses in the Russia investigation, and are now trying to go after Biden through his son.
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