• In his first speech since pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts, former President Donald Trump railed against the Manhattan district attorney and the indictment.
• It’s the first time a former president has faced criminal charges. The charges stem from an investigation into a 2016 hush money payment to an adult film actress.
• Prosecutors alleged the former president sought to undermine the integrity of the 2016 election and was part of an unlawful plan to suppress negative information.
• Trump appeared in a New York City court Tuesday where he heard the charges against him. Trump denies all wrongdoing and his lawyers have said they’ll fight to get the charges dropped.
• Trump’s team has until August 8 to file any motions and the prosecution will respond by September 19. Judge Juan Merchan said he will rule on the motions at the next in-person hearing, scheduled for December 4.

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A "surreal" day for Trump in court may only tear the country further apart

Analysis from CNN's Stephen Collinson

There were two big things to fear before Tuesday’s momentous first criminal arraignment of an ex-president of the United States.

The first was that while Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case might cite solid evidence of alleged wrongdoing by Donald Trump, his legal theory might prove too vague, complex and seem like...

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