Trump indictment live updates Former president pleads not guilty to charges at arraignment

MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) — An extraordinary moment in U.S. history unfolded in a New York courthouse as former President Donald Trump was arraigned on criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments. He pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump has become the first former president to face criminal charges. He’s next due in court on December 4. Trump, who’s running for the White House again in 2024, called the decision by a Manhattan grand jury to indict him “political persecution and election interference at the highest level.” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg claimed…