Donald Trump appears in New York court for arraignment. The former US president plead not guilty to 34 criminal charges. Read more:
Both pro and anti-Trump demonstrators have gathered outside the Manhattan courthouse.Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a history-making moment on Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, as prosecutors accused him of orchestrating payments to two women before the 2016 US election to suppress publication of their sexual encounters with him.
Mr Trump was due to surrender to the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg before an arraignment proceeding before Justice Juan Merchan. At an arraignment, a defendant hears charges and can enter a plea. Mr Trump was fingerprinted but no mugshot photo was taken, according to a Twitter post by a New York Times reporter.Noam Galai/GC Images
Mr Trump's lawyers had urged the judge to block any videography, photography and radio coverage, arguing it would worsen "an already almost circus-like atmosphere." Any trial is at least more than a year away, legal experts said. Being indicted or even convicted does not legally prevent Trump from running for president.
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