Prosecutors say Donald Trump conspired to illegally influence the 2016 election through a series of hush money payments designed to stifle claims that could be harmful to his candidacy. That's according to a historic 34-count felony indictment unsealed Tuesday. Trump, who stone-faced and silent as he entered and exited the Manhattan courtroom, said “not guilty” in a firm voice while facing a judge who warned him to refrain from rhetoric that could inflame or cause civil unrest. The 16-page indictment contains new details about a scheme that prosecutors say involved multiple payoffs to two women who said they had extramarital sexual encounters with Trump years earlier.
