'We cannot and will not normalize serious criminal conduct': Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said during a press conference after former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records
Trump, the first sitting or former U.S. president to face criminal charges, of trying to conceal a violation of election laws during his successful 2016 campaign.
The front-runner in the race for the Republican nomination in 2024, Trump responded with answers like "yes" when the judge asked him if he understood a right. At one point, the judge put his hand to his ear as if to prompt an answer. While falsifying business records in New York on its own is a misdemeanor punishable by no more than one year in prison, it is elevated to a felony punishable by up to four years when done to advance or conceal another crime, such as election law violations.SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
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