Former President Donald Trump was charged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg with 34 felony counts in the first degree for the falsification of business records stemming from the hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, according to the indictment unsealed Tuesday by Judge Juan Merchan.
on Tuesday afternoon. The former president was not put in handcuffs, placed in a jail cell or subjected to a mug shot — typical procedures even for white-collar defendants.Falsification of business records can be prosecuted in New York state as a misdemeanor.
But Bragg’s office bumped up all the charges to Class E felonies — the lowest level of felonies in the New York state penal code — on the grounds that the conduct was intended to conceal another underlying crime.Hundreds of people gathered outside the courthouse for a glimpse of Trump, who waved to supporters upon his arrival and departure. He was expected to fly back to Florida, where he is planning to speak at an event at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday evening.
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