Donald Trump conspired to illegally influence the 2016 election through a series of hush money payments designed to silence claims he feared would be harmful to his candidacy, prosecutors said Tuesday in unsealing a historic 34-count felony indictment.
NEW YORK — Donald Trump conspired to illegally influence the 2016 election through a series of hush money payments designed to silence claims that he feared would be harmful to his candidacy, New York prosecutors said Tuesday in unsealing a historic 34-count felony indictment.
Takeaways from Trump's arraignment. What happens now The arraignment in Manhattan, though largely procedural in nature, was nonetheless the first time in U.S. history that a former president has faced a judge in his own criminal prosecution.
All 34 counts against Trump are linked to a series of checks that were written to Trump’s personal lawyer and problem-solver, Michael Cohen, to reimburse him for his role in paying off Daniels. Those payments, made over 12 months, were recorded in various internal company documents as being for a legal retainer that prosecutors say didn’t exist. Cohen testified before the grand jury and is expected to be a star prosecution witness.
The investigation also concerns six-figure payments made to Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal. Both say they had sexual encounters with the married Trump years before he got into politics. Trump denies having sexual liaisons with either woman and has denied any wrongdoing involving payments.
“Heading to Lower Manhattan, the Courthouse," he posted on his Truth Social platform."Seems so SURREAL — WOW, they are going to ARREST ME. Can’t believe this is happening in America. MAGA!”“You don’t expect this to happen to somebody who was president of the United States," he said. New York police said they were ready for large protests by Trump supporters, who share the Republican former president’s belief that the New York grand jury indictment and three additional pending investigations are politically motivated and intended to weaken his bid to retake the White House in 2024. Journalists often outnumbered protesters, though.
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