Donald Trump was arrested and arraigned inside a New York City courtroom Tuesday on 34 felony charges of falsifying business records, becoming the first former U.S. president ever to face criminal charges. He pleaded not guilty, was released and flew back to Florida for an evening event at Mar-a-Lago, where he lashed out at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Judge Juan Merchan and Merchan's family, as well as other state and federal prosecutors weighing possible charges against him.
New York Grand Jury Votes To Indict Former President Trump
Trump says he wants the case moved out of Manhattan, a predominantly Democratic borough, to get a fair trial. Could that happen? “The point is not to have a biased jury,” he added. “The entire point is to have a fair cross section of your peers, and the venue can’t be so uniquely biased against you. And here, I just don’t see it.”The most important difference is that felony convictions carry much higher penalties and sentences than misdemeanors, Bernstein says.
"I think there's a lot of chess pieces that are set up because of the variety of accusations in these 34 charges," he said.
“But the felonies sitting here today, I think they’re going to be tough to prove some of them,” Bernstein added. “You have to prove that Trump intended to falsify these records to hide this other crime. I think all intent crimes are tough.”While the facts are strong for Bragg’s indictment against Trump, Levin said, the public is still left not knowing the basis for why the charges are felonies rather than misdemeanors.
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