The former US president has entered a Manhattan courthouse to face what he calls “politically motivated” charges.
Former US President Donald Trump appeared at a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday afternoon, where he was placed under arrest and accused of a series of charges.
His attorneys have denounced the move as a politically motivated “witch hunt” by the local District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a registered Democrat.
The nature of the charges was leaked to the press last Friday, and more details were published on Monday, indicating that Bragg is going after the 45th president for the “crime” of allegedly falsifying business records in regard to “hush money” reportedly paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Federal prosecutors declined to pursue the case, and multiple legal scholars have argued that the charges amount to a misdemeanor campaign violation at best. Hillary Clinton paid a fine for the same exact transgression in the matter of funding the notorious “Steele dossier,” a series of fabrications accusing Trump of having ties to Russia.
Trump himself has denounced the indictment as purely political. Though Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he might not honor the politicized New York arrest warrant, Trump decided to fly in from his Mar-a-Lago home to New York on Monday, and turn himself in on Tuesday.
Contrary to expectations of multiple media outlets, he was not handcuffed or “perp-walked” before the cameras. The former president arrived in a motorcade and walked into the office building, flanked by his Secret Service protection detail.
The indictment has galvanized support for Trump, who is also running in the 2024 election. He has reportedly raised millions in campaign funds. Thousands rallied outside Mar-a-Lago to see his motorcade off to the airport, while hundreds of supporters gathered outside the Trump Tower in Manhattan to show their support. A cordon of police separated the New York supporters from a crowd of pro-Democrat protesters who gathered to celebrate Trump’s indictment, and attempted to drown out Trump supporters with noisemakers, whistles, pots and pans, and insults.
Trump pleads not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in first degree
Supporters and opponents of former President Donald Trump are gathering near the court in Manhattan, where Trump is expected to be charged, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene on Tuesday.
A fence has been erected in the square near the court building, separating about a hundred Trump supporters and a smaller group of his opponents.
The opponents are accusing Trump of lying and seek him being arrested, while his supporters are waving flags with the his name, including a flag with the inscription “Trump or death.”
A significant number of New York Police Department officers are present around the court as well as numerous reporters and television crews.
The former president wrote on his social network Truth Social that the court – located in a district where the Democrats have strong support – would be dishonest and the case should be transferred to Staten Island.
A grand jury in New York voted to indict Trump last week. The former president will officially be charged only when he appears in court, but it is assumed that the case has to do with him allegedly providing hush money to pornography actress Stormy Daniels while being a contender for the US presidency.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing on his part, including having an affair with Daniels. Trump has also said the case is a political witch hunt against him ahead of the 2024 US presidential election.
2016: we got nothing
2017: we got nothing
2018: we got nothing
2019: we got nothing
2020: we got nothing
2021: we got nothing
2022: we got nothing
2023: 34 felonies!!!!
Trump is at this stage probably the most investigated person in history, and they still have nothing. It’s obvious they went on a fishing expedition and are now just throwing everything they can at the wall and seeing what sticks. If he really WAS some criminal mastermind, they would have unveiled the evidence and prosecuted him at the height of his presidency for maximum impact. They still have nothing. He’s pleading not guilty because he IS not guilty.
And FYI, they don’t care about convicting him anyway, that’s not the goal here. Court cases like this take a LONG time (years even), they want the spectre of a trial hanging over him the entire election season, especially the times where he begins surging ahead in the REAL polls (the ones you don’t see on MSM). It will also provide a nice bit of plausibility the next time they inevitably rig the voting machines for DeSantis or JoePedo. “His legal problems were just too much for voters to ignore, Anderson 🤷🏼♂️…”
Everything is fake and manipulated.
“Fake and manipulated.” Yes, I believe you’re right. How does a Q post know what’s going to happen sometimes years in advance? They claim it’s scripted like a movie, a military psyop. Wouldn’t that mean the opposition are “actors” as well?
34 charges for trying to alter the 2016 election in 2017??? LMFAO.
Don’t come here with your internal logical consistency now 😆
These are lefties we’re talking about. Maths and science are apparently “literally racism”.
There’s some crazy stuff going around about the USA. Supposedly some of those 1600 German scientists brought here after WWII (Operation paperclip) were placed in the newly created CIA. They reportedly did mind control experiments on people from early 1950s to early 60s (MK Ultra). It’s being reported the CIA filmed high profile individuals in compromising situations for the purpose of blackmail (Playboy mansion/Epstein island). Although the Pentagon has encrypted communications, their calls are still tracked. A whistleblower reported many of the calls were contacting known “Houses” in Asia and ordering “Good time” boys and girls. An investigation was conducted, not much came of it? Sooo basically the US government is full of blackmailed perverts following orders from the CIA!