What to know

• Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records during his arraignment in Manhattan. The charges are in connection to two women, according to NBC News.
• A grand jury convened by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office voted to indict Trump last week. He is the first former U.S. president to be criminally charged.
• New York City ramped up security measures ahead of Trump's arraignment. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene heeded Trump's call for protests, giving a short speech in Manhattan as hecklers shouted over her.
• Follow along as our legal experts and writers break down the latest developments in real time.

3m ago / 9:00 PM UTC

Election laws could help Bragg prove felony violations

Jordan Rubin

Heading into today’s arraignment, part of the speculation was over whether Trump would be charged with misdemeanor or felony counts of falsifying business records. The felony charge, unlike the misdemeanor, requires that the defendant falsify records with intent to commit or conceal another crime. And while the indictment charges felony counts of falsifying business records, it doesn’t detail what those other crimes might be.

However, at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s news conference just now, he referred to state and federal election laws, suggesting that those could form the prosecution’s theory for what other crimes Trump allegedly intended to commit or conceal.

15m ago / 8:48 PM UTC

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