As expected, former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts in a New York court.
CBS reported that in the arraignment courtroom, the judge turned down a request from journalists to broadcast the hearing.
After that, the ex-president will most likely be released from arrest, at the same time, restrictions may be imposed on him – for example, a ban on certain public actions.
Trump refused to speak to reporters on his way to the courtroom. The former US president was under arrest for longer than he expected protection.
Trump will make a statement about the charges against him after 2:00 am Kyiv time.
Before going to court, Trump wrote on his Truth Social:
It seems so surreal – wow, they’re going to arrest me. I can’t believe this is happening in America.
On March 30, a Manhattan County Grand Jury voted to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump. According to the American media, the entire former president could be charged with more than three dozen charges of falsifying business documents.
It is known that one of the charges relates to the payment of 130 thousand dollars. porn actress Stormy Daniels (real name – Stephanie Cliffords), who agreed not to disclose information about her sexual relationship with Trump before the 2016 election.
As noted by the American media, Trump became the first former or current president in US history to face criminal charges.
Source: Racurs
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