Former President Donald Trump was arrested Tuesday after being indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office for his alleged involvement in paying adult money to adult film actor Stormy Daniels.
The historical show marks the first time a former president – who, in this case, is also a 2024 presidential candidate – he was charged in a criminal investigation. Manhattan prosecutors say Trump was involved in the $130,000 payment to Daniels toward the end of his 2016 presidential campaign to keep quiet about an affair he said he had in 2006.
The former president has appointed the Manhattan investigation a “political witch hunt trying to bring down the leader of the Republican Party.” And more recently, he urged his supporters to “PROTEST, WE DON’T TAKE OUR NEGLIGENCE BACK“ in posts on his Truth Social platform.
The former president is separated under investigation for his role in the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. And a grand jury in Georgia examined evidence of Trump’s meddling in that state’s 2020 election, though the outcome of that investigation has not yet been made public.
Given that Trump is a former president under Secret Service protection, a criminal review of the case was not initially planned, according to Insider. And Maggie Haberman of The New York Times reported that no photos were taken on Tuesday.
However, photos of the former president arriving in court showed the moments before his arrest, followed by his appearance in court where he pleaded not guilty to 34 offences.
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