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Why was Donald Trump indicted? Is he under arrest? What you need to know

Author: Editors Desk Source: USA Today
April 4, 2023 at 19:32
Pool photo via AP
Pool photo via AP
Donald Trump is not expected to be subjected to a mugshot following his surrender to New York authorities, the former president's attorney Joe Tacopina said Tuesday.

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts in New York after surrendering at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office on Tuesday afternoon in a historic moment. 

A New York grand jury voted last week to indict Trump. It's the first time a former U.S. president has been charged with a crime. 

Trump is facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. You can read a copy of the indictment against the former president here.  

Trump’s attorneys  have vowed to fight it. And Trump shared a statement criticizing what he called “Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history." 

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