Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump has arrived at a New York City courthouse for an arraignment after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury last week.
He is the first former U.S. president to be indicted. Although the document remains sealed, sources familiar told ABC News that Trump has been charged with around two dozen counts, including felonies.
Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern:
Apr 04, 4:47 PM EDT Prosecution claims conflict of interest with Trump attorney
Prosecutors alleged during Tuesday's hearing that one of former President Donald Trump's attorneys, Joe Tacopina, has a conflict of interest in the case because of prior communications with Stormy Daniels.
Tacopina pushed back on that aggressively, telling Judge Juan Merchan that he "never met, never spoke" with Daniels, and said that an associate from his office did send Daniels a document and held preliminary conversations with her.
Trump said "yes," when the judge asked him if he understood he had a right to conflict-free counsel.
Judge Merchan did not make any decision on this today.
-ABC News' Olivia Rubin and Laura Romero
Apr 04, 4:24 PM EDT Trump en route to Florida
Donald Trump's plane left New York Tuesday afternoon to head back to Florida where the former president is expected to address the public from Mar-a-Lago Tuesday night.
Apr 04, 4:22 PM EDT Bragg: 'We cannot and will not normalize serious criminal conduct'
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg claimed former President Donald Trump "repeatedly made false statements" on New York business records and made others do the same during a press briefing following Tuesday's arraignment.
"These are felony crimes in New York state, no matter who you are," Bragg said. "We cannot and will not normalize serious criminal conduct.
"Bragg said the case, "like so many of our white-collar cases," alleges that "someone lied again and again to protect their interests and evade the laws to which we are all held accountable."
Bragg claimed Trump and his associates attempted to withhold negative information about him in a “catch-and-kill scheme” meant to bolster his candidacy for president.
"The evidence will show that Trump lied … to cover up crimes related to the 2016 presidential election," Bragg said.
The payments to Michael Cohen were meant to "hide damaging information from the voting public," he added.
When asked why his office was pursuing the case now, Bragg said there is more evidence in hand than his predecessor had.
Apr 04, 4:18 PM EDT Dispute over possible trial date
Prosecutors asked for a trial date in January 2024.
Donald Trump’s legal team called that timeline “too aggressive” and suggested spring 2024 as an alternative.
Judge Juan Merchan did not weigh in.
Trump's next in-person court appearance is set for Dec. 4. The defense counsel asked the judge to waive Trump’s appearance.
The judge acknowledged that Tuesday's hearing was a “huge undertaking,” but said he would not immediately excuse Trump’s appearance, and said he would deny for the time being the defense counsel’s request “in the interest of transparency.”
-ABC News' Olivia Rubin and Laura Romero
Apr 04, 3:44 PM EDT Indictment unsealed
The indictment against former President Donald Trump has been unsealed.
Prosecutors allege Trump "employed a 'catch and kill' scheme to identify, purchase, and bury negative information about him and boost his electoral prospects," and "went to great lengths to hide this conduct, causing dozens of false entries in business records to conceal criminal activity, including attempts to violate state and federal election laws."
Prosecutors allege, "In one instance, American Media Inc. ('AMI'), paid $30,000 to a former Trump Tower doorman, who claimed to have a story about a child TRUMP had out of wedlock," though the story wasn't true.
"The People of the State of New York allege that Donald J. Trump repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal crimes that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement. "The trail of money and lies exposes a pattern that, the People allege, violates one of New York’s basic and fundamental business laws."
Apr 04, 3:29 PM EDT Trump leaves courtroom
Former President Donald Trump left the courtroom at 3:25 p.m., nearly one hour after entering the room at 2:28 p.m.
Apr 04, 3:28 PM EDT Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts
Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, according to a source in the courtroom. Trump entered the not guilty plea himself, sources said.
Trump waited in the courtroom for at least five minutes before Judge Juan Merchan arrived, and rose when the judge said, “all rise.”
“Let’s arraign Mr. Trump, please," Merchan said.
Trump spoke quietly when he addressed the judge, including when he entered his not guilty plea.
Prosecutors asked for a protective order on the discovery materials, which would prevent Trump from disseminating those records.
Todd Blanche, Trump’s new defense attorney, at one point said, “I didn’t realize we were going to be giving opening statements.”
Blanche said Trump was “frustrated” and “upset” and had a right to express his views publicly.
The judge said he was not going to enact a gag order.
-ABC News' Katherine Faulders, Olivia Rubin, Laura Romero and John Santucci
Apr 04, 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.
Still cameras were permitted to take photos in the courtroom before the hearing began, but Judge Juan Merchan barred video cameras from the proceedings.
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.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was brought into the courtroom before him, escorted in under the protection of officers.
Apr 04, 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, 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!"
-ABC News' Will Steakin
Apr 04, 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.
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.
Apr 04, 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.
Apr 04, 12:49 PM EDT George Santos, Marjorie Taylor Greene outside courthouse