Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts

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Former President Donald Trump in a Manhattan courtroom Associated Press/Photo by Seth Wenig, pool photo

Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday was arraigned in a New York City courtroom on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges. Prosecutors asked for a trial date of January 2024, but Trump’s legal team suggested the spring of 2024 as an alternative. Judge Juan Merchan did not decide on a trial date, but Trump’s next in-person court appearance is set for Dec. 4. The former president flew back to Florida on Tuesday evening.

What are the charges against Trump? The unsealed indictment accuses Trump of falsifying business records to influence the 2016 election. The grand jury investigated claims that Trump and some of his associates mislabeled payments that he made to keep potentially damaging accusations about extramarital affairs from coming out before Election Day.

Dig deeper: Read Leo Briceno and Carolina Lumetta’s report in The Stew about the case against Trump.

Lauren Canterberry

Lauren Canterberry is a reporter for WORLD. She graduated from the World Journalism Institute and the University of Georgia with a degree in journalism, both in 2017. She worked as a local reporter in Texas and now lives in Georgia with her husband.