charges against him impact the 2024 race. he said he will plead and he pled not guilty to charges and came only hours after she was indicted. take a listen. donald trump: the only crime i ve commit side to fearlessly deupon fended our nation. radical left lunatics want to interfere by using law enforcement. we can t let that happen. this is a persecution, not an investigation. the 34-count indictment released late yesterday accuses trump of falsifying document to hide hush money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign. it is alleged from august 2016 to 2017, trump organized catch and kill through false business entries. one instance $30,000 was paid to a dar doorman. alvin bragg spoke with the media detailing his case and told reporters he is keved in what they have found as previous das and previous prosecutors declined to go after the charges. i m doing this for 24 years and i m no stranger to rigorous, complex investigations. i bring cases when they re re
of falsifying business records, typically just a misdemeanor, and district attorney s alvin bragg s strategy for elevating the charges is on shaky legal ground. here s the new york post, calling the case trumped up. the paper writes, is that it? bragg s historic cases versus don falls flat. meanwhile the da defending his controversial decision to bring a case against a former u.s. president. your predecessor took a hard look at this case and decided not to charge it. federal prosecutors took a hard look at this case and decided not to charge it. do you believe you have new evidence that led you to decide to charge this, or why now? we ve had additional evidence. this is the business capital of the world. we regularly do cases involving false business statements. the bedrock, in fact the basis for business integrity at a well-functioning business marketplace is true and accurate record-keeping. that s the charge that s brought here. falsifying new york state busine
beautiful shot for holy week, isn t it. no kidding. good luck as you look at fort lauderdale. thank you very much for joining us. right. make sure you run to the radio. we ve got a huge show coming your way. not much to talk about in the news, right? maybe i ll run a repeat. so long, everybody. see you tomorrow. good morning, everybody. we know the indictment now, and questions piling up. former president trump pleading not guilty on a case authorities say is built on a legal house of cards. we ll go through it. good morning, everybody. i m bill hemmer. good morning. i m dana perino. welcome to america s newsroom. this is like riding a bike. i think i cannin do it. do you have confidence in me? we ll tell people where you ve been. former president trump appearing in a manhattan courthouse yesterday, pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts