A historic first.
Former US President Donald Trump appeared in New York court on Tuesday, April 4.
He is the first ex-president in US history to be indicted on criminal charges.
The 76-year-old real estate mogul pleaded not guilty to falsifying accounting records.
Left free without judicial control, he could have to face a trial in January 2024, even if he will try everything to avoid this ordeal before the presidential election, in which he is a candidate.
Donald Trump appears in criminal court, a historic first
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34 counts
The Republican faces 34 counts that relate to payments to cover up three embarrassing cases before the 2016 election, according to the indictment unsealed Tuesday.
His lawyer Todd Blanche denounced a
“sad”
“ready-made”
indictment
and promised to fight it.
In the crowded courtroom of the court, Donald Trump showed himself with a closed face, a stern look.
He spent about two hours in the Manhattan courthouse.
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In front of the courthouse, handfuls of activists for and against Trump, sometimes colorful, were separated from the first invectives - the authorities being concerned that this tense situation, already at the heart of exceptional media coverage, does not degenerate .
After leaving the court, the former president was to return directly to Florida where a press conference is scheduled.