"Insights from Trump's Manhattan arraignment and indictment proceedings"

Former US President Donald Trump faced 34 felony charges in a Manhattan court, becoming the first US president in history to face criminal charges. The charges go beyond the hush-money probe and include falsifying business records to conceal damaging information from the voting public. Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges and his court appearance took less than an hour. Outside the court, protesters gathered but no significant violence was reported. Reactions to Trump's arraignment were split along party lines, with Republicans decrying an abuse of the legal system and Democrats calling for the powerful to be held to account. Trump held a speech in his Mar-a-Lago residence, covering a broad range of familiar complaints.