China News Network, April 4 Comprehensive foreign media reported that on the afternoon of the 5th local time, former US President Trump appeared in court in the Manhattan District Court in New York for questioning. He is the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges.
Like many times, Trump wears a blue suit and a red tie. According to a photo he took with his defense lawyer immediately after sitting at the defendant's table, Trump looked solemn, determined, thoughtful.
Trump pleaded not guilty to the 34 charges in the indictment. The next trial will be held in New York on 12 December.
The details of the trial came to light, and Trump said these words...
On the afternoon of the 4th local time, under the protection of Secret Service agents, Trump was escorted from Trump Tower in New York to the Manhattan District Court for fingerprint collection. The questioning of Trump began at 14:15 local time.
Trump walked into the courtroom with a slow pace, hands at his sides, and looked around the courtroom.
On April 4, local time, in the Manhattan courthouse in New York, former US President Trump and his legal team sat in the dock.
For most of the trial, he looked straight ahead with his eyes straight ahead, occasionally resting his elbows on the table. He also looked at the prosecutor from time to time and listened to lawyer Necheles whisper to him.
In court, Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records and paying "hush money" to two women near the end of the 2016 presidential campaign.
According to CNN, Trump answered the judge's questions several times during the trial. Since the trial was not allowed to be livestreamed, no footage from the trial has yet been streamed.
Trump allegedly answered "yes" to multiple questions posed by the judge. When asked by the court if he understood the judge's request, Trump replied "I do." In addition, he himself indicated to the judge that he refused to plead guilty to the charges.
Trump's lawyer asked the judge in court to allow Trump himself to be absent at the next trial, on the grounds that his presence would cost New York City a high cost. The judge responded that he refused the request and that the defendants should continue to appear in court, including "well-known defendants." However, the judge said he would consider it if the defense made another request in the future.
Trump stood up slowly when the trial ended, and as he left, the court clerk tried to shake his hand.
At about 15:40, Trump left the Manhattan Criminal Court, ending the day's trial.
Lawyer: Trump 'frustrated' and 'upset'
After the trial, Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, said outside the courtroom that his client was "frustrated" and "upset." Blanche accused prosecutors in the case of turning a "political issue" into a "political prosecution."
"Today is not a good day... I didn't expect this to happen in the United States, let alone that it would happen to a former president. Blanche said.
Regarding the accusations against Trump, Blanche said: "We have to fight, fight hard. ”
According to the New York Times, people close to Trump described Trump as "angry" and "determined" after the trial.
Trump is expected to speak at Mar-a-Lago at 4:20 local time on the 15th.
While he was still at trial, police in the county where Florida-Lago was located were already strengthening security for his return that night.
NBC said that before Trump returned to Florida from New York later on the 4th, the sheriff's office of Palm Beach County, where Mar-a-Lago is located, had installed new security facilities on some roads leading to Mar-a-Lago Estate.
CNN reported that the next live hearing on former President Trump's case will be held in New York on December 12. (End)