‘Unprecedented and Chilling’: GOP Lawmakers React to Trump’s Felony Charges

Republican lawmakers on April 4 reacted to the unveiling of 34 felony charges against former President Donald Trump with condemnation, with one Congresswoman calling the move “unprecedented and chilling.”
At an arraignment hearing in Manhattan, 34 class E felony charges, the least serious type of felony in New York state, were announced against Trump for allegedly falsifying business records. Trump, appearing somber and stoic during the court appearance, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The 34 charges come as part of Manhattan District Attorney (DA) Alvin Bragg’s investigation into a hush money payment to adult entertainment actress Stormy Daniels in the weeks before the 2016 presidential election. Daniels claims she and the former president had an affair in 2006—claims Trump has denied….

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