Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felonies

MANHATTAN – Donald J. Trump, who has weathered two impeachment trials, a special counsel inquiry and decades of inves­tigations, was accused by Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday of orches­trating a hush-money scheme to pave his path to the presidency and then covering it up from the White House. Mr. Trump pleaded not guilty in the case, which has far-reaching political consequences and opens a perilous chapter in the long public life of the real estate mogul and former presi­dent, who now faces the embarrass­ing prospect of a criminal trial. Mr. Trump, who was indicted on 34 felony counts and stands accused…