Donald Trump struck a defiant tone in a call with his supporters on Tuesday evening after his arrest and arraignment in New York City, at which he pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges concerning the falsification of business records to conceal hush money payments during his 2016 presidential run.
Having flown back to his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, the first president in American history to be charged with a crime delivered remarks to faith leaders and other prominent cheerleaders on a pre-arranged call in which he insisted he had a “great day” despite having fallen victim to a “fake investigation”.
