Trump Pleads Not Guilty as Police Calm Tempers Outside

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded "not guilty" to the criminal charges he's facing in Manhattan for the alleged $130,000 hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign.

On Tuesday, Trump appeared at the New York City Criminal Court for his arraignment. It was already expected that he would enter a "not guilty" plea, as his lawyers had made clear he planned to fight the charges, but the 34 charges against Trump were revealed for the first time. Because the indictment was sealed, the charges had not previously been public.

Speaking to the court, New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan announced that Trump had been with 34 counts of falsifying business records in first degree.