Trump indictment updates: Trump speaks out on charges from Mar-a-Lago

Donald Trump is the first former U.S. president to be indicted.

ByAaron Katersky, Emily Shapiro, Morgan Winsor, and Meredith Deliso
Last Updated: April 4, 2023, 2:47 PM EDT

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury last week.

He is the first former U.S. president to be indicted.

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Apr 04, 2023, 2:41 PM EDT

Photo released of Trump at arraignment

A photo has been released of former President Donald Trump sitting between his attorneys at the defense table.

Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court, April 4, 2023, in New York.
Seth Wenig/AP

Still cameras were permitted to take photos in the courtroom before the hearing began, but Judge Juan Merchan barred video cameras from the proceedings.

Apr 04, 2023, 2:29 PM EDT

Trump enters courtroom for unprecedented arraignment

Former President Donald Trump has entered a Manhattan courtroom for an unprecedented arraignment.

Trump didn't speak to the press as he headed into the courtroom at 2:28 p.m., nearly one hour after he entered the courthouse at 1:23 p.m.

In this April 4, 2023, file photo, former President Donald Trump arrives at court in New York.
Mary Altaffer/AP, FILE

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was brought into the courtroom before him, escorted in under the protection of officers.

PHOTO: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, far right, passes through a hallway outside the courtroom, April 4, 2023, in New York.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, far right, passes through a hallway outside the courtroom, April 4, 2023, in New York. Trump is set to appear in a New York City courtroom on charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first president ever to be charged with a crime.
Mary Altaffer/AP

Apr 04, 2023, 2:16 PM EDT

Trump processed, fingerprints taken

Former President Donald Trump has been processed as a criminal defendant, including having his fingerprints taken.

-ABC News' Katherine Faulders and John Santucci

Apr 04, 2023, 1:38 PM EDT

Trump posts while en route to court: 'Can't believe this is happening'

Former President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social while on his way to the Manhattan courthouse, saying that it "seems so SURREAL."

"WOW, they are going to ARREST ME," he wrote. "Can't believe this is happening in America. MAGA!"

Former President Donald Trump departs from Trump Tower, on the day of his planned court appearance after his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in New York City, April 4, 2023.
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-ABC News' Will Steakin

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