Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts stemming from 2016 hush-money payments, the first criminal charges for any former U.S. president, The Washington Post reports.
has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts stemming from 2016 hush-money payments, the first criminal charges for any former U.S. president, The Washington Post reports.stemming from payments to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign for president.
The arraignment, though expected to be brief and procedural in nature, amounts to a remarkable reckoning for Trump after years of investigations into his personal, business and political dealings. The case is unfolding against the backdrop not only of his third campaign for the White House but also against other investigations in Washington and Atlanta that might yet produce even more charges.
“Heading to Lower Manhattan, the Courthouse,” the voluble ex-president posted on his Truth Social platform. “Seems so SURREAL — WOW, they are going to ARREST ME. Can’t believe this is happening in America. MAGA!”
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