Trump Pleads Not Guilty in NY Case Tying Hush Money to Election

April 5, 2023, 1:14 AM UTC

Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felonies in an indictment that alleges he used hush money to bury damaging information about an affair and boost his electoral prospects in 2016.

Trump, the first former US president to be indicted, was arraigned Tuesday in lower Manhattan, where District Attorney Alvin Bragg had charged him in a broad influence scheme, even as he makes a comeback bid for the White House.

WATCH: Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts at his arraignment in Manhattan on Tuesday.
Source: Bloomberg

Bragg claims Trump falsified business records at his company relating to a $130,000 payment his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, made to porn star Stormy Daniels. But the ...

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