Former US President Donald Trump, 76, a candidate for the 2024 election, experienced a historic judicial moment on Tuesday, April 4, when he appeared in criminal court to be served with his indictment, in a case of fraud linked to money paid in 2016 to a porn star to buy his silence.
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Donald Trump pleads not guilty. Former US President Donald Trump has dismissed the charges against him, which were served on him at a historic criminal hearing in Manhattan.
Mr. Trump is being prosecuted for malfeasance related to money paid in 2016 to a porn star. He should be tried in a trial that will weigh heavily in his bid to win the presidential election.
He arrived three quarters of an hour early, then, at the scheduled time, 2:15 p.m. local time, he entered the courtroom, after crossing a corridor where the journalists were positioned, including cameras. and cameras.
He didn’t go to the press, maybe he wanted to. The former president had his face closed, he entered like this without saying a word, relates our correspondent in the United States, Guillaume Naudin.
Mr. Trump had spoken upstream, on his social network. ” It seems so surreal, wow, they’re going to arrest me. I can’t believe this is happening in America “, he wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Donald Trump was therefore notified of the charges, there would be thirty of them, they had been kept under seal until the end.
His lawyers say, from the beginning, to explore all legal possibilities to avoid prosecution. In the meantime their client has had his fingerprints taken, but he has not had his full face and profile picture taken.
The former tenant of the White House finally left the court, in front of the cameras, with two hours on the spot. He was due to speak later Tuesday, upon his return to Florida.
He’s been barred twice, and now he’s been charged with a criminal charge? It’s historic, I love it!
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