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Clea Skopeliti, Jedidajah Otte and Guardian readers

‘A step in the right direction’: Guardian readers on Trump’s charges

Donald Trump is escorted to a courtroom in New York City on 4 April.
Donald Trump is escorted to a courtroom in New York City on 4 April. Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP

Donald Trump on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records in what prosecutors alleged was a conspiracy to influence the 2016 presidential election.

It is the first time a former president has faced criminal charges in the US. Later, at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, he addressed friends, family and supporters, listing his grievances against investigators, prosecutors and rival politicians.

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