The historic indictment against former President Donald Trump has been unsealed and is now public, APA reports citing CNN.
Prosecutors alleged Trump was part of an unlawful plan to suppress negative information, including an illegal payment of $130,000 that was ordered by the defendant to suppress the negative information that would hurt his campaign.
The reason he committed the crime of falsifying business records was in part to “promote his candidacy,” the indictment alleges.
This is the first time Trump and his lawyers can fully examine the extent of the charges against him, and what prosecutors must prove at trial.
The criminal charges stem from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into hush-money payments, made during the 2016 presidential campaign, to women who claimed they had extramarital affairs with Trump, which he denies.
Trump denies all wrongdoing and his lawyers have said they’ll fight to get the charges dropped.
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Former United States President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges brought against him by Manhattan District Attorney's Office over payments he had supposedly made to cover up his extramarital affairs, APA reports citing Teletrader.
The indictment against him includes 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, according to US media. His full indictment has yet to be publicly available.
Trump gave no comment to reporters before stepping into the courtroom and after he surrendered to New York authorities for his arraignment.
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Former U.S President Donald Trump has arrived at the Manhattan district attorney's office in lower Manhattan, where he is under arrest and in police custody before his upcoming arraignment, APA reports citing CNN.
Trump is expected to be fingerprinted as part of the arrest, though it's still unclear whether his mugshot will be taken. He will next be brought to a courtroom, where he will be arraigned — an appearance that is expected to be quick and routine but represents a surreal and historic moment in US history.
Trump is not expected to be handcuffed following his arrest, as he will remain under constant law enforcement protection.
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