New York indictment of Donald Trump

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New York indictment of Donald Trump

Written by Amy Tikkanen

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NY prosecutors say they will oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction • Nov. 19, 2024, 12:53 PM ET (AP)

On May 30, 2024, Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to be convicted of criminal charges after a New York jury convicted him on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The charges related to Trump’s alleged attempts “to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity” while he was a candidate in the 2016 presidential election. The indictment was the result of a five-year investigation led, in part, by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr.

The verdict came in the wake of a 16-page indictment delivered on March 30, 2023 that outlined a hush-money payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels, who claimed to have had an affair with Trump in 2006. Although Trump denied her allegations, his personal attorney at the time, Michael Cohen (who is identified as “Special Counsel” in the indictment), paid Daniels $130,000 less than two weeks before the November 2016 election. Trump allegedly then falsified documents to hide his reimbursements to Cohen.

Trump is the Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election.

Trump was arraigned on April 4, 2023, and he pleaded not guilty. He earlier had claimed that the indictment was a “witch-hunt to destroy the Make America Great Again movement.” Two months later, Trump was indicted on federal charges related to the alleged mishandling of classified documents. Two further indictments followed for his actions related to the events of January 6, 2021, and for election interference in Georgia related to the 2020 presidential election.

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Amy Tikkanen