Trump has day in court

Share to Google Classroom

Former US President Donald Trump has made history by becoming the first former president to be arrested and charged with breaking the law. The charges relate to business fraud and he has pleaded not guilty to 34 charges. Mr Trump is accused of falsifying records to hide money that he paid to a woman he allegedly had a relationship with.

On Tuesday, he left his home in Florida and travelled to New York where he appeared in court at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse. He looked calm and serious as he walked into the courthouse, waving at the crowd as he went in.

Inside, he sat with his legal team and listened to the charges being read out. He entered a plea of “not guilty”, which means he officially said he didn’t do what he’s accused of.

The charges against Mr Trump relate to his 2016 campaign for President, during which he’s accused of hiding payments to a woman and others in order to keep them quiet about his relationships. Prosecutors say the way he did it breaks the law. Mr Trump has denied all the charges against him, and he has returned to his home in Florida to await his trial.

sheep
1
Hundreds of sheep raced through the main street of Te...
1
Auckland’s Polyfest, the largest Polynesian cultural festival for high school...
1
A cat from Minnesota has earned a Guinness World Records...
1
A father and son from Australia have soared into the...
1
A group of men from Georgia broke a world record...

World & National News

1
A brand-new 39-kilometre section of the Whale Trail cycleway will...
1
More than 300,000 people in Ontario, Quebec, and Ottawa lost...
1
Two brand-new rail ferries will begin carrying passengers, cars, and...
1
Samoa’s Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has declared a 30-day...
1
Pixar Animation Studios has announced that Coco 2 is officially...