Headline Roundup • April 5th, 2023
Trump Criticizes Indictment, Manhattan DA in Speech From Mar-a-Lago
Summary from the AllSides News Team
In a speech on Tuesday night from Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump criticized his indictment on hush money charges by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Key Details: Trump said that Bragg illegally leaked grand jury information, and that Bragg had campaigned on the fact that he would "get" Trump. Trump also told his supporters that more potential prosecutions could come from investigations of his storage of classified documents, and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Key Quotes: “The only crime that I’ve committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it,” Trump said. He also stated that "I never thought anything like this could happen in America."
For Context: Trump has become the first-ever former president to face criminal charges. He is facing 34 felony counts, and his next court date is Dec. 4.
How The Media Covered it: Left- and center-rated sources focused more on fact-checking Trump, especially claims he made about Bragg and the judge overseeing the case. Right-rated sources focused more on Trump's criticisms of Bragg and the indictment.
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Former President Donald Trump ranted against his unprecedented arrest and arraignment Tuesday night, telling supporters at Mar-a-Lago that the real “criminal” is Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
“The only crime that I’ve committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it,” the 76-year-old said hours after pleading not guilty to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records in connection with hush-money payments made ahead of the 2016 presidential election to two women alleging extramarital affairs with him.
“The criminal is the district attorney because he...
In a speech from Mar-a-Lago hours after pleading not guilty to criminal charges in Manhattan, and in social media posts, former President Donald Trump has said the case against him is unfair. Here, we explain his attacks on the prosecutor, judge and venue.
Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records “to conceal crimes that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on April 4. As we’ve explained, the case centers on allegations that Trump, shortly before the 2016 election,...
Andres Leiva/Palm Beach Post
Hours after being arraigned in a New York courtroom, former President Donald Trump used a speech to supporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate to lash out at New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg and other prosecutors who are investigating him.
"I never thought anything like this could happen in America," Trump told the crowd gathered in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump is facing 34 felony counts in the New York case, becoming the first-ever former president to face criminal charges.
Trump indictment updates::Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts in historic New York case
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