Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York court. Arriving at his Florida home, Donald Trump addressed his supporters, saying, “I never thought anything like this could happen in America. The only crime I have committed to fearlessly defend our nation.”

“Our country is going to hell”, Donald Trump said as the crowd of supporters clapped for him in support as he said that his campaign was a victim of election interference, lashing out at New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg for bringing criminal charges against him.

“This fake case was brought only to interfere with the upcoming 2024 election and it should be dropped immediately," he said. Targeting the Joe Biden administration, Donald Trump- frontrunner in the race for the 2024 Republican nomination- said that "radical left" prosecutors were out to get him "at any cost."