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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

34 charges and more than 100 years in prison: What is Trump charged with and will he go to prison?

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Donald Trump has officially been arraigned on 34 counts of falsifying business records, making him the first former US president to be a defendant in a criminal case.

Mr Trump pleaded not guilty in proceedings before New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, the same judge who last year presided over the criminal tax fraud trial of two of the ex-president’s companies.

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