He Former President of the United States Donald Trump He pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 counts of making irregular payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign to keep her from going public with their sexual relationship.
Trump, who became the first US president to face criminal charges, appeared before New York District Court Judge Juan Manuel Mercana in Manhattan shortly after turning himself in to prosecutors, where he was read his rights and sentenced.
The former president entered the courtroom around 2:30 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. GMT) with a clear gesture of disgust and without handcuffs.
Dressed in a light blue suit and red tie, Trump was preceded by his team of lawyers, led by Joe Tacopino, and followed by two police officers. Immediately after that, he heard the accusations of imputation, which has file number 71543-23, according to The New York Timeswho adds that he did not want to answer the questions of the journalists present in the room.
He is expected to return to his residence after the statement Mar-a-Lago in Floridawhere he promised to make a public statement tonight.
Just before arriving at the prosecutor’s office, Trump had time to write on his Truth Social network that the situation seemed “surreal.”
“Whoa, they’re going to arrest me. I can’t believe this is happening in America.”he wrote from the vehicle that brought him.
From the morning, there was enormous anticipation at the large headquarters of the Supreme Court in Manhattan, which resulted in the presence of hundreds, if not thousands, of media journalists from this country and the world.
However, the two rallies for and against Trump called this morning barely managed to attract a hundred people, much less than expected.
The central events of which he is accused took place in 2016 when, through an intermediary, Trump allegedly paid porn actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 to buy her silence about a sexual relationship he had with her a decade ago.
Source: Panama America
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