Trump arraigned in New York pleads not guilty to charges related to hushmoney payment

Apr. 4 — WASHINGTON — In a historic scene in New York City on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to felony charges after Manhattan prosecutors accused him of illegally covering up a hush-money payment to head off a potential sex scandal during the 2016 election. The 34 counts all relate to a $130,000 payment Trump’s former attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen, made to porn actress Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 election, after she threatened to publicly allege she had an affair with Trump in 2006, which the former president denies. Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to…