He former president of the United States spoke on his social network Truth Social to once again ensure that he is innocent and that the cause for which he is accused is politically motivated. He considered that the Democratic Party is using “viciously the abuse of power to interfere in elections.”
“Almost all legal and political analysts have said that the unjust and morally repugnant accusation brought against me yesterday HAS NO MERIT, and it’s not even a case. There was no crime,” she added.
Since his departure from power, Trump has faced several accusations against him, the most serious for the assault on the Capitol in January 2021 for a crowd of supporters of the former president to avoid the certification of Biden’s electoral victory. In addition, a prosecutor is investigating his handling and custody of classified documents after leaving the White House.
In the case for which he appeared before the Justice yesterday and left his fingerprints and photos recorded, indicted on 34 counts related to falsifying business records in $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 electoral campaign, in order for her to keep secret an alleged extramarital relationship that occurred 10 years earlier and that he always denied.
The next hearing in the case was set for the December 4th and trial is expected to start in January 2024.
Both the former president, who pleaded “not guilty”, and his lawyers they rejected the cause. Even Trump did not stop insist that it was a “witch hunt”.
If convicted, Trump could run for or even win the presidency in 2024since in the United States a person criminally charged or convictede can run for any position and be elected.
The Constitution establishes an exception: having participated in a “insurrection” or a “rebellion” against the country, a scenario that is not completely ruled out, given that Trump is the subject of a federal investigation for his role in the storming of the Capitol.
Arraignment hearing against Trump
In a hearing that lasted almost an hour, Colombian-born judge Juan Merchán informed him of the 34 charges against him for “falsification of business records in the first degree.”
“Not guilty,” said the 76-year-old former Republican president in a clear voice in the courtroom before the judge, where he sat with his head down, sometimes looking bored at the magistrate and other times listening intently.
According to court documents, between August 2015 and December 2017, Trump orchestrated a payment scheme to hide potentially damaging information ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Trump, who was released, “falsified accounting records to hiding harmful information and illegal activities from American voters before and after the 2016 elections,” prosecutor Alvin Bragg said in a statement.
“Serious criminal conduct cannot be normalized”, he later justified in a press conference. “Everyone is equal before the law,” she maintained.
Source: Ambito
