Prosecutors said Trump made a series of social media posts, including one threatening “death and destruction” if he was charged. Justice Juan Merchan, the judge assigned to Trump’s case, did not impose a gag order but warned Trump to avoid making comments that were inflammatory or could cause civil unrest. He said that while Trump was frustrated, upset and angry about the charges, “ … he’s motivated. “We’re going to fight it hard,” Todd Blanche, a lawyer for Trump, told reporters after the arraignment. No amount of money and no amount of power changes that enduring American principle,” Bragg said. “We today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law.
Prosecutor Chris Conroy said: “The defendant Donald J Trump falsified New York business records in order to conceal an illegal conspiracy to undermine the integrity of the 2016 presidential election and other violations of election laws.” While falsifying business records in New York on its own is a misdemeanour punishable by no more than one year in prison, it is elevated to a felony punishable by up to four years when done to advance or conceal another crime, such as election law violations.Īttorney general Alvin Bragg defended the charges in a press conference after the arraignment. He falsely described the New York prosecution as election interference. Trump flew home to Florida where he addressed family, friends and supporters at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, delivering a litany of grievances against investigators, prosecutors and rival politicians. Trump made no comment when he left court just under an hour later. At one point, the judge put his hand to his ear as if to prompt an answer. The frontrunner in the race for the Republican nomination in 2024, Trump was subdued, responding briefly when the judge asked him if he understood his rights. The two women in the case are adult film actor Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal. Prosecutors in Manhattan accused Trump, the first sitting or former US president to face criminal charges, of trying to conceal a violation of election laws during his successful 2016 campaign. Here is a summary of today’s events so far:ĭonald Trump was charged on Tuesday with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a historic case over allegations he orchestrated hush-money payments to two women before the 2016 US election to suppress publication of their alleged sexual encounters with him. We know in our bones that our democracy's at risk and we know that this is your moment to defend it," Biden told a crowd at Bowie State University, a historically Black college outside Washington.We’ll be closing this blog shortly. We are a nation that in many ways has become a joke."Įarlier on Monday, Biden warned that a Republican victory could weaken the country's democratic institutions. "We are a nation that is no longer respected or listened to anywhere around the world. The suggestion from Trump that he would make a second run for the White House came after a speech in which he blasted President Joe Biden and said the United States was a "nation in decline" under his leadership. Analysts said Republicans could also pick up the one seat they need to win control of the Senate. Non-partisan election forecasters predict Republicans are likely to pick up roughly 25 seats in the 435-seat House of Representatives, more than enough to win a majority. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally to support Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections, in Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
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