Donald Trump has been officially charged with falsifying business records. The ex-US President pleaded “not guilty”.
Former US President Donald Trump (76) was officially charged in a New York court today. As various US media reports, the 45th President of the United States is accused of having falsified business documents in 34 cases. After the New York Attorney’s office read the charges, Trump pleaded not guilty.
Prosecutor Alvin Bragg with statement
Around 1:30 p.m. local time, Trump arrived at the heavily secured courthouse, in front of which demonstrators from both camps faced each other. After the identification process, we went to the courtroom, where the indictment was read out. .
Trump has been charged with 34 counts of first-degree falsification of business records, carrying a maximum four-year prison sentence in New York State per count. New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg (49): “We allege that Donald Trump and his associates repeatedly and fraudulently falsified business records in New York to hide harmful information and illegal activities from American voters.”
. Trump attorney Todd Blanche told press outside the court that his client was “frustrated” and “upset”. Trump is expected to return straight from court to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The 76-year-old is said to appear in front of the press later that day.
Source: Stern
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