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, 2:16 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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Here's how the news developed. All times Eastern.
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

Apr 04, 2023, 1:35 PM EDT

Trump surrenders

Former President Donald Trump has surrendered at court in lower Manhattan for arraignment on criminal charges.

He traveled in a black SUV with his Secret Service detail. His two lawyers, Todd Blanche and Susan Necheles, were in another SUV.

The motorcade passed a man holding a sign reading, "No one is above the law."

Although the document remains sealed, sources familiar told ABC News that Trump has been charged with around two dozen counts, including felonies.

A person holds a sign that reads 'Trump Exposed' at a protest in Collect Pond Park across the street from the Manhattan District Attorney's office in New York, April 4, 2023.
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Still cameras will be permitted inside the courtroom to take photos before the hearing begins, but Judge Juan Merchan has barred video cameras from the proceedings.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is expected to address the media after Trump's arraignment.

Police stand between supporters of former President Donald Trump and counter-protesters who are being kept apart outside of the Manhattan Criminal Court before his arraignment, April 4, 2023, in New York City.
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Apr 04, 2023, 1:09 PM EDT

Trump en route to courthouse

Former President Donald Trump has left Trump Tower and is now in a motorcade to a lower Manhattan courthouse to be arraigned.

Former President Donald Trump departs from Trump Tower in New York City, Apr. 4, 2023.
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Former President Donald Trump's motorcade proceeds through Manhattan in New York City, Apr. 4, 2023.
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