{"id":90396,"date":"2023-04-01T18:26:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T18:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/01\/donald-trump-shocked-by-34-count-indictment-against-him\/"},"modified":"2023-04-01T18:26:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T18:26:33","slug":"donald-trump-shocked-by-34-count-indictment-against-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/01\/donald-trump-shocked-by-34-count-indictment-against-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump &#8216;Shocked&#8217; By 34-Count Indictment Against Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n                                <!--  --><\/p>\n<p>After being formally indicted by a grand jury, former president <a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/?s=trump&amp;post_type%5B%5D=post&amp;post_type%5B%5D=list_posts&amp;_gl=1*1gwbmhz*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjEyNjU2MzY2NC4xNjgwMjEwODIw*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY4MDIxMDgxOS4xLjAuMTY4MDIxMDgxOS4wLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> has responded to fees he was allegedly concerned in a hush-money scheme throughout his 2016 presidential marketing campaign after being hit with a 34-count indictment within the <strong>Stormy Daniels<\/strong> case.<\/p>\n<p>Trump known as the indictment \u201cpolitical persecution\u201d and accused Democrats of being \u201ccrooked.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Trump Maintains Innocence After 34-Count Indictment Handed Down For 2016 Hush-Money Scheme<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe Democrats have lied, cheated and stolen in their obsession with trying to \u2018Get Trump,\u2019 but now they\u2019ve done the unthinkable \u2014 indicting a completely innocent person in an act of blatant Election Interference,\u201d <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/03\/30\/politics\/donald-trump-indictment\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a><\/em> reviews.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to his lawyer, the 76-year-old was reportedly \u201cshocked\u201d by the 34-count indictment, making him the primary former U.S. president to face felony fees.<\/p>\n<p>Trump shall be arraigned in Manhattan at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday for an array of enterprise fraud fees associated to 2016 hush cash funds to the previous porn star.<\/p>\n<p>He has maintained his innocence of any wrongdoing and claims he&#8217;s the sufferer of a politically-motivated witch hunt led by Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and present President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cqbr4XwsvC6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_0C45ADA1-24E1-6046-EDF9-349D146D910D@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">\u201cI believe this Witch-Hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden,\u201d the previous president mentioned. \u201cThe American people realize exactly what the Radical Left Democrats are doing here. Everyone can see it. So our Movement, and our Party \u2013 united and strong \u2013 will first defeat Alvin Bragg, and then we will defeat Joe Biden, and we are going to throw every last one of these Crooked Democrats out of office so we can MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Trump Will Not Be Handcuffed At Arraignment Next Week, His Lawyer Says<\/h3>\n<p>Trump was noticed final night time\u00a0at Mar-a-Lago along with his spouse Melania, 52, by his aspect.<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.68.1 --><\/p>\n<p>On Friday morning, lawyer Joe Tacopina mentioned that Trump won&#8217;t be put in handcuffs when he arrives in New York, and added that the Secret Service won&#8217;t enable the arraignment to turn into a \u201ccircus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tacopina instructed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6323682595112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Fox News<\/strong><\/em><\/a> host Sean Hannity that he talked to Trump after the indictment was issued, and went on to say they each discovered about it via the media and never from Bragg\u2019s workplace.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s ready to fight. You know, he\u2019s the toughest guy I know. He was shocked, you know, because we really weren\u2019t \u2013 I was shocked,\u201d Tacopina mentioned of Trump\u2019s response to the indictment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING NEWS: Former President Donald Trump indicted on 34 counts of enterprise fraud. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eRUcYmsQZY\">pic.twitter.com\/eRUcYmsQZY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Shead (@RyanShead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanShead\/status\/1641607499299311619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He continued: \u201cI\u2019ve never been more angry about a charge because today, the rule of law in the United States of America died. It\u2019s dead. It\u2019s dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-files-250-million-lawsuit-against-donald-trump-ivanka-trump-donald-trump-jr-eric-trump-and-the-trump-organization-due-to-allegations-of-fraud\/?_gl=1*3muypu*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjEyNjU2MzY2NC4xNjgwMjEwODIw*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY4MDI2NTQ2OS4yLjAuMTY4MDI2NTQ2OS4wLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NY Attorney General Letitia James Files $250 Million Lawsuit Against Donald Trump, Ivanka, Donald Jr., Eric And Trump Organization Due To Allegations Of Fraud<\/a><\/h5>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">34 Counts Likely Stem From Number Of Checks Paid To Stormy Daniels By Way Of Trump\u2019s Former Lawyer<\/h3>\n<p>As for the 34-count indictment, Tacopina mentioned that the courtroom seemingly got here up with that quantity primarily based on the variety of checks that have been paid to Daniels by means of Cohen, a former lawyer who served as an lawyer for Trump from 2006 to 2018, in accordance with the outlet.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ll take each check and make that a count, perhaps, and that\u2019s how they\u2019ll do it because the checks are paid to Cohen,\u201d he defined.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tacopina added that Trump\u2019s arraignment scheduled for Tuesday is \u201cnot finalized\u201d both,<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the primary felony case in opposition to a former president, Donald Trump has been indicted on fees involving funds made throughout his 2016 marketing campaign to quash claims of two extramarital affairs. Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AP<\/a>&#8216;s dwell protection. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/afO1ECsY12\">https:\/\/t.co\/afO1ECsY12<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EWwIQYcJSf\">pic.twitter.com\/EWwIQYcJSf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Associated Press (@AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\/status\/1641575641051983873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe are discussing with them, you know, obviously, there\u2019s a group called the Secret Service that\u2019s involved now. I mean, this is going to be something we\u2019ve never seen the likes of,\u201d Tacopina mentioned.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He went on to say that \u201cwe\u2019re gonna win this case\u2026 and humiliate them.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis will backfire. Because we\u2019re gonna win this case. We will humiliate them, and they will pay the price,\u201d Tacopina added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is a creating story. 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