Donald Trump.Photo: Seth Wenig-Pool/GettyFormer PresidentDonald Trumplashed out at the legal system during a speech from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida Tuesday evening, hours after he faced a Manhattan judge and pleaded not guilty to34 felony countsinvolving alleged hush money payments to two women, including adult film starStormy Daniels.Trump, 76, spoke at length about the charges during the pre-planned speech, stating, “I never knew something like this could happen in America. The only crime that I have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those that seek to destroy it.“His speech not only addressed the arraignment. He also spoke about previous accusations against him such asallegedly having Russia help him win the 2016 presidential campaign. He called outfederal agents for searching his Mar-a-Lago homefor nuclear documents and reiterated his claims thatelection fraud caused him to lose the 2020 raceto PresidentJoe Biden.“This is a persecution, not an investigation,” said Trump, adding that he’s spent “hundreds of millions of dollars” on the case. “But our heads are held high,” he said. “They want to settle the case, but I want no part of that. So here we are now.“Before wrapping, he also pointed out that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is “charging the former President of the United States for the first time in history.“On Monday, his PAC sent out a fundraising email with the subject line, “Tomorrow, I will be arrested,” and his campaign is also selling “I Stand With Trump” T-shirts. Trump isactively campaigning for another termin the White House.SETH WENIG/POOL/AFP via GettyThe former president hastily retreated to his gated Florida resort after today’s court proceedings in Manhattan, which sparkedroad closures and blockadesas New York authorities anticipated protests and rallies.Trump’s private Boeing 757 jet, sporting an American flag painted on the tail and large gold “TRUMP” lettering across the red, white and blue fuselage, was spotted leaving N.Y.C. Tuesday afternoon.Tuesday night’s speech at Mar-a-Lago was planned in advance, with an invitation email sent to members of the exclusivePalm Beach clubon Monday. “We look forward to hosting you for this memorable and historic evening!” the invite said. Members were told to wear business attire at the event, which was titled “President Donald J. Trump for Remarks at The Mar-a-Lago Club.“Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought forward34 felony countsagainst Trump related to alleged falsification of business records.JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockTrump is now the first sitting or former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges. His criminal charges are linked to analleged affairwith adult film star Daniels, rumors of whichsurfaced in 2018, when theWall Street Journalreported the then-president hadarranged a $130,000 paymentto Daniels a month before the 2016 election so she’d keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter they’d had years earlier.While Trump and his longtime lawyerMichael Coheninitially denied the claims of an affair, Cohen later admitted there was a payment made to the porn star.Calling it “a private transaction,“Cohen toldThe New York Timesthat he paid Daniels $130,000 out of his own pocket in 2016. He said Trump had not reimbursed him.Trump has since admitted he authorized the $130,000 payment, but has continued to deny the underlying claims that the two had an affair or that the payment was in any way connected to his campaign.
Donald Trump.Photo: Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty
Former PresidentDonald Trumplashed out at the legal system during a speech from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida Tuesday evening, hours after he faced a Manhattan judge and pleaded not guilty to34 felony countsinvolving alleged hush money payments to two women, including adult film starStormy Daniels.Trump, 76, spoke at length about the charges during the pre-planned speech, stating, “I never knew something like this could happen in America. The only crime that I have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those that seek to destroy it.“His speech not only addressed the arraignment. He also spoke about previous accusations against him such asallegedly having Russia help him win the 2016 presidential campaign. He called outfederal agents for searching his Mar-a-Lago homefor nuclear documents and reiterated his claims thatelection fraud caused him to lose the 2020 raceto PresidentJoe Biden.“This is a persecution, not an investigation,” said Trump, adding that he’s spent “hundreds of millions of dollars” on the case. “But our heads are held high,” he said. “They want to settle the case, but I want no part of that. So here we are now.“Before wrapping, he also pointed out that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is “charging the former President of the United States for the first time in history.“On Monday, his PAC sent out a fundraising email with the subject line, “Tomorrow, I will be arrested,” and his campaign is also selling “I Stand With Trump” T-shirts. Trump isactively campaigning for another termin the White House.SETH WENIG/POOL/AFP via GettyThe former president hastily retreated to his gated Florida resort after today’s court proceedings in Manhattan, which sparkedroad closures and blockadesas New York authorities anticipated protests and rallies.Trump’s private Boeing 757 jet, sporting an American flag painted on the tail and large gold “TRUMP” lettering across the red, white and blue fuselage, was spotted leaving N.Y.C. Tuesday afternoon.Tuesday night’s speech at Mar-a-Lago was planned in advance, with an invitation email sent to members of the exclusivePalm Beach clubon Monday. “We look forward to hosting you for this memorable and historic evening!” the invite said. Members were told to wear business attire at the event, which was titled “President Donald J. Trump for Remarks at The Mar-a-Lago Club.“Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought forward34 felony countsagainst Trump related to alleged falsification of business records.JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockTrump is now the first sitting or former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges. His criminal charges are linked to analleged affairwith adult film star Daniels, rumors of whichsurfaced in 2018, when theWall Street Journalreported the then-president hadarranged a $130,000 paymentto Daniels a month before the 2016 election so she’d keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter they’d had years earlier.While Trump and his longtime lawyerMichael Coheninitially denied the claims of an affair, Cohen later admitted there was a payment made to the porn star.Calling it “a private transaction,“Cohen toldThe New York Timesthat he paid Daniels $130,000 out of his own pocket in 2016. He said Trump had not reimbursed him.Trump has since admitted he authorized the $130,000 payment, but has continued to deny the underlying claims that the two had an affair or that the payment was in any way connected to his campaign.
Former PresidentDonald Trumplashed out at the legal system during a speech from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida Tuesday evening, hours after he faced a Manhattan judge and pleaded not guilty to34 felony countsinvolving alleged hush money payments to two women, including adult film starStormy Daniels.
Trump, 76, spoke at length about the charges during the pre-planned speech, stating, “I never knew something like this could happen in America. The only crime that I have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those that seek to destroy it.”
His speech not only addressed the arraignment. He also spoke about previous accusations against him such asallegedly having Russia help him win the 2016 presidential campaign. He called outfederal agents for searching his Mar-a-Lago homefor nuclear documents and reiterated his claims thatelection fraud caused him to lose the 2020 raceto PresidentJoe Biden.
“This is a persecution, not an investigation,” said Trump, adding that he’s spent “hundreds of millions of dollars” on the case. “But our heads are held high,” he said. “They want to settle the case, but I want no part of that. So here we are now.”
Before wrapping, he also pointed out that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is “charging the former President of the United States for the first time in history.”
On Monday, his PAC sent out a fundraising email with the subject line, “Tomorrow, I will be arrested,” and his campaign is also selling “I Stand With Trump” T-shirts. Trump isactively campaigning for another termin the White House.
SETH WENIG/POOL/AFP via Getty
The former president hastily retreated to his gated Florida resort after today’s court proceedings in Manhattan, which sparkedroad closures and blockadesas New York authorities anticipated protests and rallies.
Trump’s private Boeing 757 jet, sporting an American flag painted on the tail and large gold “TRUMP” lettering across the red, white and blue fuselage, was spotted leaving N.Y.C. Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday night’s speech at Mar-a-Lago was planned in advance, with an invitation email sent to members of the exclusivePalm Beach clubon Monday. “We look forward to hosting you for this memorable and historic evening!” the invite said. Members were told to wear business attire at the event, which was titled “President Donald J. Trump for Remarks at The Mar-a-Lago Club.”
Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought forward34 felony countsagainst Trump related to alleged falsification of business records.
JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Trump is now the first sitting or former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges. His criminal charges are linked to analleged affairwith adult film star Daniels, rumors of whichsurfaced in 2018, when theWall Street Journalreported the then-president hadarranged a $130,000 paymentto Daniels a month before the 2016 election so she’d keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter they’d had years earlier.
While Trump and his longtime lawyerMichael Coheninitially denied the claims of an affair, Cohen later admitted there was a payment made to the porn star.
Calling it “a private transaction,“Cohen toldThe New York Timesthat he paid Daniels $130,000 out of his own pocket in 2016. He said Trump had not reimbursed him.
Trump has since admitted he authorized the $130,000 payment, but has continued to deny the underlying claims that the two had an affair or that the payment was in any way connected to his campaign.
source: people.com
