Updated Apr 4, 2023 - Politics & Policy

Read: The 34-count indictment against Trump

Jacob Knutson

Former President Trump during his arraignment hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court on April 4. Photo: Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images

The Manhattan District Attorney's office released its 34-count indictment against former President Trump on Tuesday related to 2016 hush-money payments.

State of play: Trump pleaded not guilty to all 34 counts of falsifying business records during an arraignment hearing following his formal arrest by New York authorities.

What they're saying: "The People of the State of New York allege that Donald J. Trump repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal crimes that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement accompanying the indictment.

"Manhattan is home to the country’s most significant business market. We cannot allow New York businesses to manipulate their records to cover up criminal conduct," Bragg's statement continued.
Trump has denied wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty.

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