Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty to 34 Counts in Manhattan Courtroom
etonline.comFormer President Donald Trump 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.
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