Todd Blanche, one of the lawyers, said the indictment doesn’t allege what statements were false. – David Jackson Trump’s lawyers call indictment ‘disappointing’ for lack of detailĭonald Trump’s lawyers called Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s 34-count indictment “disappointing” for the lack of detail. "It's unjustified," said Trump attorney Susan Necheles. The attorneys said a state prosecutor is essentially protesting campaign finance law, and predicted it would not pass legal muster. The charges were unsealed after Trump was escorted by his Secret Service detail to the custody of New York authorities in a surreal scene in which helicopters tracked his motorcade from Trump Tower to the courthouse in lower Manhattan. – Kevin Johnson Prosecutors allege multiple hush money payments in 34-count indictmentĭonald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony counts for allegedly falsifying business records in connection with thousands of dollars in hush money payments to multiple people, marking the first time a former president has faced criminal charges. The district attorney’s case underscores the alleged role of tabloid publisher American Media Inc., to serve as a back channel for the payments to the doorman, who claimed to have knowledge of a child Trump fathered out of wedlock, along with separate hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal. Trump’s rivals for the GOP nomination have criticized Bragg, with some saying voters should decide the former president’s fate.īragg said Trump engaged in the alleged conduct to “cover up other crimes” to further his political campaign.
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