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Trump speech today7/14/2023 He said that while Trump was frustrated, upset and angry about the charges, “ … he’s motivated. “We’re going to fight it hard,” Todd Blanche, a lawyer for Trump, told reporters after the arraignment. No amount of money and no amount of power changes that enduring American principle,” Bragg said. “We today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law. Prosecutor Chris Conroy said: “The defendant Donald J Trump falsified New York business records in order to conceal an illegal conspiracy to undermine the integrity of the 2016 presidential election and other violations of election laws.” While falsifying business records in New York on its own is a misdemeanour 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.Īttorney general Alvin Bragg defended the charges in a press conference after the arraignment. He falsely described the New York prosecution as election interference. Trump flew home to Florida where he addressed family, friends and supporters at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, delivering a litany of grievances against investigators, prosecutors and rival politicians. Trump made no comment when he left court just under an hour later. At one point, the judge put his hand to his ear as if to prompt an answer. The frontrunner in the race for the Republican nomination in 2024, Trump was subdued, responding briefly when the judge asked him if he understood his rights. The two women in the case are adult film actor Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal. Prosecutors in Manhattan accused Trump, the first sitting or former US president to face criminal charges, of trying to conceal a violation of election laws during his successful 2016 campaign. Here is a summary of today’s events so far:ĭonald Trump was charged on Tuesday with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a historic case over allegations he orchestrated hush-money payments to two women before the 2016 US election to suppress publication of their alleged sexual encounters with him. Henry McMaster.We’ll be closing this blog shortly. After criticizing the Green New Deal and the Democratic Party’s “climate hysteria,” Trump sent praises to South Carolina Gov. The difference couldn’t be clearer as President Biden unites our allies and partners to impose unprecedented sanctions on Russia and arm the Ukrainian people against Putin’s unprovoked war.Īnother topic Trump spoke on was the rise in gas prices many customers are seeing at the pumps. After calling Putin a ‘genius,’ Trump added more praise for Putin tonight by calling him ‘a man that is just driven.’ Republicans continue to enable Trump, just like they did for four years, by refusing to condemn his praise of a brutal authoritarian. Let’s be very clear - the leader of the Republican Party’s consistent praise and excuses for Vladimir Putin as he launches his war and bombs Ukrainian civilians is disgusting, and in any other reality, disqualifying. You had somebody to talk to him with me.”Ī spokesperson for The Democrats War Room issued the following statement in response to some of Trump’s comments on Russian President Vladimir Putin: “I see what’s happening because if you think Putin is going to stop, it’s going to get worse and worse,” Trump said.
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