Trump in court reckoning: What happened and what's ahead
sat solemnly in a New York City courtroom Tuesday as prosecutors charged him with in a . The first former president to be charged with crimes pleaded not guilty on all counts.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing, repeatedly assailed the investigation, called 바카라 게임 웹사이트political persecution바카라 게임 웹사이트 and predicted it would damage Democrats in 2024. Trump's lawyers have said the former Republican president 바카라 게임 웹사이트did not commit any crime바카라 게임 웹사이트 and they will "vigorously fight this political prosecution in court.바카라 게임 웹사이트
A look at what happened Tuesday:
What happened after the surrender?
Trump was booked.
Before computers, information on every criminal suspect would be written down in a big book kept by court officials. Now, it's all computerized, but the process is largely the same.
Court officers take down the accused's full name, age, birthdate, height and weight. They check for any outstanding warrants. They were expected to have taken Trump's fingerprints but were not believed to have taken a mug shot.
In New York, this process usually takes about two hours, but can be as long as four. But no one else was getting processed when Trump arrived, so it was faster. Then he went before a judge.
What happened in the hearing?
Prosecutors raised concerns about what they said were irresponsible social media posts they said targeted people in the case, including grand jury witnesses and District Attorney Alvin Bragg. They specifically pointed to posts Trump made that warned of 바카라 게임 웹사이트potential death and destruction바카라 게임 웹사이트 if he were to be indicted.
The judge said he was not imposing a gag order at this point but asked both sides to refrain from making comments or engaging in comments that could lead to civil unrest.
Trump spoke briefly. He told the judge he was pleading 바카라 게임 웹사이트not guilty바카라 게임 웹사이트 to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and he was advised of his rights. Trump stayed mostly still, his hands steepled or interlaced, and looked ahead during the proceedings that lasted just over an hour.
Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s lawyer Todd Blanche said during the hearing: 바카라 게임 웹사이트He is absolutely frustrated, upset and believes that there is a great injustice happening in this courtroom today.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Was he arrested?
Technically, yes.
When someone is fingerprinted and processed, that person is considered to be under arrest and in custody. But for Trump, it didn't look like what it does in the movies or on TV's 바카라 게임 웹사이트Law & Order.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Video below: Crowds outside of NY courthouse ahead of Trump arraignment
He wasn't handcuffed and he didn't sit in a jail cell. That's in part because some of the courthouse was cleared out for his arraignment and because Trump is a former president with Secret Service protection. Not all defendants are handcuffed before they appear before a judge for an arraignment, .
Did Trump walk out of there?
Yes. Trump did not say anything as he exited the courtroom, ignoring reporters.
What happens next?
Trump is next due in court in December. His lawyers asked for him to be excused from attending the hearing in person because of the extraordinary security measures.
