NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday in New York to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree,Trump, who surrendered at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, is the first U.S. president to face criminal charges.
Fox News is reporting Trump surrendered to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and was arraigned in court Tuesday afternoon after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury last week.
The indictment was unsealed in court during Trump's arraignment Tuesday before Judge Juan Merchan, the trial judge presiding over the case.
Trump was not handcuffed, as some are during an arraignment, after making arrangements with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Detectives within the office handled the arrest of the former president.
This is a developing story.
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