Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged former President Donald Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with an alleged scheme to cover up two affairs with hush money payments. This is the first time in U.S. history that a president has faced criminal accountability, and the charges come after a lengthy investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's office into the alleged hush money payments. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and is currently facing a separate criminal investigation in Georgia related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.
