Trump pleaded not guilty during his arraignment before Judge Juan Merchan, the trial judge presiding over the case, in the courtroom on the 15th floor of 100 Centre Street in New York City.
Trump was not handcuffed, as some are during an arraignment, after making arrangements with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Detectives within the office handled the arrest of the former president.
The charges against former President Donald Trump have been revealed after he was arraigned on Tuesday.
Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. He pleaded not guilty before State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan.
Last Thursday, Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a years-long investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office.
Trump, the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges, traveled to New York on Monday for his arraingment in Manhattan on Tuesday.
Trump lashed out at the “unfair” court venue ahead of the arraignment, as well as the judge presiding over the case. He also suggested the case should be “moved to nearby Staten Island.”