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Charging Trump hush money case as felonies involves uncertain legal path

The Manhattan prosecutor is using an untested strategy to enhance the misdemeanor charges against the ex-president

The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023

What Trump's business fraud charges mean – a former prosecutor explains the 34 felony counts and obstacles ahead for Manhattan's DA

Former President Donald Trump was arraigned in New York on April 4, 2023. Shortly after, the charges that a Manhattan grand jury indicted him on were made public.

The Conversation · Apr 5, 2023

Commentary: Three takeaways from Trump's historic arrest and arraignment

Since it became clear that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg intended to charge Donald Trump with crimes growing out of hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, close observers have wondered how he would frame the offenses and solve the problems that apparently led him to mothball the indictment shortly after…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 5, 2023

Trump supporter falling off his bike in Manhattan goes viral

‘Never seen so many poor life choices crammed into a 3 second video before,’ author James Felton says

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Trump's Indictment Illustrates How the Wackos Have Hijacked Politics

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Reason · Apr 5, 2023

With his arraignment, Trump has now earned a new sobriquet: the Indicted One

Everything that followed his election has flowed into the moment when the glum ex-president glowered in a Manhattan courtroom

The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023

"Mob boss" Trump targets judge's family

“You do not have this behavior from a mob boss," ex-prosecutor says. "You don't go after their families"

Salon · Apr 5, 2023

Donald Trump’s arrest and arraignment: How the historic day unfolded

Trump was arrested and arraigned on 34 felony counts in New York on Tuesday 4 April 2023

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Who is Alvin Bragg? The Manhattan district attorney who could bring down Trump

The New York prosecutor has made history as the first person to ever bring charges against a former president, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Trump’s indictment is unprecedented, but it would not have surprised the Founding Fathers

Much has been made of the unprecedented nature of the April 4, 2023 arraignment on criminal charges of former President Donald Trump following an indictment brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. But a closer look at American history shows that the indictment of a former president was not unforeseen.

The Conversation · Apr 5, 2023