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Licha ya kufunguliwa mashtaka hayo ya kughushi nyaraka za biashara ikiwemo malipo haramu ya Dola 130,000 kwa Staa wa filamu za ngono Stormy Daniels, Trump amewaambia wafuasi wake kuwa hana hati.
Akizungumza akiwa nyumbani kwake Florida baada ya kutoka Mahakamani Jijini New York, Trump amesema wapinzani wake wana nia ya kuharibu Taifa kwa Mashtaka ya uwongo dhidi yake.
Aidha, licha ya Jaji anayesimamia mshtaka yake kumtamka Trump kuwa makini na kauli zake ndani na nje ya Mahakama, akiwa nyumbani kwake Trump amesema "Nina Jaji anayemchukia Trump anayetoka katika familia inayomchukia Trump."
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Donald Trump faces 34 criminal charges in historic indictment
Former United States President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in New York City to a string of charges linked to hush-money payments ahead of the 2016 presidential vote, including one made to an adult film star.
Trump, the first former president to be criminally prosecuted in US history, entered a Manhattan courtroom shortly before 2:30pm (18:30 GMT) on Tuesday to formally hear the accusations against him.
The Republican leader faces 34 felony charges of falsifying New York business records “to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity from American voters before and after the 2016 election”, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said as the indictment was unsealed.
Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor overseeing the case, said the so-called “catch and kill scheme” included three payoffs, including $130,000 paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels
"As this office has done time and time again, we today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law,” Bragg told reporters during a news conference on Tuesday afternoon
“No amount of money and no amount of power changes that enduring American principle
Wearing a dark blue suit and red tie, Trump sat with his hands folded at the defence table on Tuesday as he entered his plea flanked by his lawyers. “Not guilty,” the 76-year-old told the Manhattan court.
He said nothing as he entered the courtroom or when he left roughly an hour later.
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What did Trump say tonight?
If you're joining us now, we just watched the former president address a crowd in Mar-a-Lago in a roughly 25-minute speech.
These were his first public remarks since his arrest earlier on Tuesday.
Trump repeated many of his campaign talking points and argued that he has been the victim of a Democratic conspiracy to tank his re-election bid.
He began by denying his guilt and arguing that his opponents "seek to destroy" the nation
He falsely claimed that every single pundit and legal analyst said there is no case against him
Trump reiterated personal attacks on the wife of the Manhattan district attorney and the daughter of the judge overseeing his case
"I have a Trump-hating judge from a Trump-hating family," he complained, calling the court biased against him.
He also listed the other investigations that are looking into him, and denounced the prosecutors leading the cases in New York, Georgia and Washington DC
Source: BBC
