Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche said during the hearing: “He is absolutely frustrated, upset and believes that there is a great injustice happening in this courtroom today. Trump stayed mostly still, his hands steepled or interlaced, and looked ahead during the proceedings that lasted just over an hour.

He told the judge he was pleading “ not guilty” to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and he was advised of his rights. WATCH: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg holds news conference following Trump arraignment

Prospective juror excused after raising comparisons between Trump and Berlusconi Thursday. The judge said he was not imposing a gag order at this point but asked both sides to refrain from making comments or engaging in comments that could lead to civil unrest. Watch: Trump says case against him is ‘whopping outrage Thursday 18 April 2024 23:40, Oliver OConnell. They specifically pointed to posts Trump made that warned of “potential death and destruction” if he were to be indicted. Prosecutors raised concerns about what they said were irresponsible social media posts they said targeted people in the case, including grand jury witnesses and District Attorney Alvin Bragg. But no one else was getting processed when Trump arrived, so it was faster. In New York, this process usually takes about two hours, but can be as long as four. They were expected to have taken Trump’s fingerprints but were not believed to have taken a mug shot. LIVE UPDATES: Trump’s New York arraignmentĬourt officers take down the accused’s full name, age, birthdate, height and weight. Now, it’s all computerized, but the process is largely the same. “This fake case was brought only to interfere with the upcoming 2024 election and it should be dropped immediately,” Trump said.Ī look at what happened Tuesday: What happened after the surrender?īefore computers, information on every criminal suspect would be written down in a big book kept by court officials. He called the New York indictment the latest in an “onslaught of fraudulent investigations.” Trump was defiant, referring, among other things, to his two impeachment trials during his presidency. Watch Trump’s remarks in the player above. His rival Nikki Haley will not be at the conference but did deliver a defiant message to voters this week, pledging to fight on in the battle for the presidential nomination.Flanked by American flags, former President Donald Trump delivered a campaign-style speech to cheering supporters at Mar-a-Lago Tuesday night. Many of those expected to be short-listed as possible Trump running mates gave bombastic speeches earlier at the conference, to try and curry favour with the former president.Įlise Stefanik, Byron Donalds, Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, and Kristi Noem were just some of those who took to the stage. The event will once more be headlined by Donald Trump, who will make its keynote address before heading off to South Carolina for the state’s GOP primary.

for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference ( CPAC) on Saturday 24 February. Watch as conservative leaders gather near Washington D.C. The Independent strives to counteract misinformation across its platforms.Ĭlick here for the latest on the 2024 US Presidential Election: Warning: the following livestream has not been independently fact-checked and may contain misinformation.

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