Good morning. Donald Trump arrived with his 11-vehicle motorcade at the Manhattan criminal courthouse in the early afternoon, had his fingerprints taken, was assigned a New York State identification number, and walked into his arraignment behind a court officer who let the door swing shut in his face. Then, around half a century after he was first accused of breaking the law, he finally faced charges for the first time.
In response to indictment number 71543-23, Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records. He stands accused of covering up hush money payments made to the adult film star Stormy Daniels, and left without speaking to reporters. He is the first former president to face criminal charges in American history.
