Following ex-President Donald Trump pleading not guilty to a 34-count indictment alleging he broke state law by falsifying business records, New York politicos were quick to weigh-in on the first commander-in-chief to be arrested on criminal charges.
The indictment, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday, accuses Trump of running a “catch and kill” scheme in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election to track down and purchase negative information about him, with the goal of boosting his electoral chances. It also charges Trump then falsified documents to cover up those transactions.
