Joe Biden’s predecessor in the White House is a target of 34 counts of bank account fraud, Although he pleaded not guilty in court and considered the operation an “insult” to the country. Trump is also accused of having paid, during the 2016 presidential campaign, for the silence of two women with whom he was involved.
In a session of about 40 minutesTrump claimed his innocence, eventually leaving the New York courthouse freely and without any measure of coercionBack to Florida.The potential trial of the former Republican president and businessman could begin in January 2024, according to Judge Juan Merchan. The billionaire’s defense will try to quash the accusation and only move the trial to the spring of next year.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, which is responsible for investigating this case against Trump, considers the former presidentHe committed part of these crimes to “promote his candidacy” for the 2016 presidential elections.
Alvin Bragg detailed, in a statement, that the payments for the silence were made to a Trump Tower janitor, who claimed to have information about Trump’s extramarital paternity case (he reportedly received $30,000), to a woman who presented herself as a former mistress ($150,000). ) and pornographic actress Stormy Daniels ($130,000 USD), for alleged extramarital affairs.
Facing payments to cover three embarrassing cases ahead of the 2016 presidential election, on a total of 34 counts of various types of “falsifying business records,” the former president pleaded not guilty in Manhattan criminal court.
Trump’s next hearing is now expected to be scheduled for December 4 this year, and may still be postponed. One of Donald Trump’s lawyers warned that he would fight the charges pending against the former president, describing the situation as “sad”.
“The indictment itself is a pattern,” said attorney Todd Blanche outside the Manhattan courthouse. He added that they would “fight it and fight it hard”.
The team of lawyers also requested that Trump be excused from attending the sessions in person, due to the unusual security measures.
Despite the accusations, the process is still going on. Donald Trump may still run for the White House in the 2024 presidential election. Republican supporters of the former president are expected to use the accusations to target Democrats.
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