The full list of charges against former US president Donald Trump have been released amid the investigation into alleged hush money payments made to a porn star.
Trump, who has become the first former president to face criminal charges, was arraigned today and arrested on arrival in New York City.
He pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as he appeared before Judge Juan Merchan at Manhattan Criminal Courthouse.
Trump was escorted by secret service agents from Trump Towers, also in Manhattan, to the court on Tuesday. He was seen waving as he arrived at the court this afternoon.
The charges he faces relate to alleged hush money payments dating from 2016, during the presidential campaign, to cover allegations he had an extramarital affair with porn star Stormy Daniels.The investigation is scrutinising six-figure payments made to Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal.
Trump has denied claims from Stormy that the pair had an affair in 2006 as both women say they had sexual encounters with Trump, who was married at the time, years before he got into politics.
The former president has denied any wrongdoing involving the payments and denies having sexual liaisons with either woman.
Ahead of his arrest, Trump said on his social media site Truth Social: “Heading to Lower Manhattan, the Courthouse. Seems so SURREAL — WOW, they are going to ARREST ME. Can’t believe this is happening in America. MAGA!”
Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records surrounded by his legal team in the 15th floor of the lower Manhattan court.
The charges stem from a hush-money payment during the 2016 campaign.
The grand jury indictment, which is the first against a former president, was unsealed before Judge Juan Merchan.
All 34 charges against Trump are “Class E felonies”, the lowest level of felony crime in the state of New York. Each count carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison.
The full list of charges related to falsifying business records in the first degree in Indictment No. 71543-23 is as follows:
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated February 14, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust. Voucher number 842457
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust. Voucher number 842460
- A Donald J.Trump Revocable Trust Account check and check stub dated February 14, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated February 16, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust. Voucher number 84690
- A Donald J.Trump Revocable Trust Account check dated March 17, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated April 13, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 858770
- A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated June 19, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated May 22, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 855331
- A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated May 23, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated June 16, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 858772
- A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated June 19, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated July 11, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 861096
- A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated July 11, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated August 1, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 863641
- A Donald J.Trump account check and check stub dated August 1, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated September 11, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 868174
- A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated September 12, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated October 18, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 872654
- A Donald J.Trump account check and check stub dated October 18, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated November 20, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 876511
- A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated November 21, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated December 1, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 877785
- A Donald J.Trump account check and check stub dated December 5, 2017
The charges against him do not require that bail be set.
In a statement, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. said: “Manhattan is home to the country’s most significant business market.
“We cannot allow New York businesses to manipulate their records to cover up criminal conduct. As the Statement of Facts describes, the trail of money and lies exposes a pattern that, the People allege, violates one of New York’s basic and fundamental business laws.
“As this office has done time and time again, we today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law.”The statement added: “We allege Donald Trump and his associates repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity from American voters.”The charges stem from a hush-money payment during the 2016 campaign.
The grand jury indictment, which is the first against a former president, was unsealed before Judge Juan Merchan.
All 34 charges against Trump are “Class E felonies”, the lowest level of felony crime in the state of New York. Each count carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison.
The full list of charges related to falsifying business records in the first degree in Indictment No. 71543-23 is as follows:
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated February 14, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust. Voucher number 842457
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust. Voucher number 842460
- A Donald J.Trump Revocable Trust Account check and check stub dated February 14, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated February 16, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust. Voucher number 84690
- A Donald J.Trump Revocable Trust Account check dated March 17, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated April 13, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 858770
- A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated June 19, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated May 22, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 855331
- A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated May 23, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated June 16, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 858772
- A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated June 19, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated July 11, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 861096
- A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated July 11, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated August 1, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 863641
- A Donald J.Trump account check and check stub dated August 1, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated September 11, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 868174
- A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated September 12, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated October 18, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 872654
- A Donald J.Trump account check and check stub dated October 18, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated November 20, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 876511
- A Donald J. Trump account check and check stub dated November 21, 2017
- An invoice from Michael Cohen dated December 1, 2017
- An entry in the Detail General Ledger for Donald J. Trump. Voucher number 877785
- A Donald J.Trump account check and check stub dated December 5, 2017The charges against him do not require that bail be set.In a statement, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. said: “Manhattan is home to the country’s most significant business market.”We cannot allow New York businesses to manipulate their records to cover up criminal conduct. As the Statement of Facts describes, the trail of money and lies exposes a pattern that, the People allege, violates one of New York’s basic and fundamental business laws.”As this office has done time and time again, we today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law.”The statement added: “We allege Donald Trump and his associates repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity from American voters.”