donald trumpformer president of the United States, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony criminal charges of falsifying business records in the investigation into paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Trump is the first American president to face criminal charges, appearing before the New York court judge in Manhattan Juan Manuel Merchan shortly after turning himself in to the Prosecutor’s Office, where he was read his rights.

Among the charges against Trump is paying two women, not just one, NBC News has reported. The former president did not show much emotion in his gestures upon his arrival, although he wrote a message on his social networks. “Heading to Lower Manhattan, to the Courthouse. It seems so surreal… Wow, I’m going to be arrested. I can’t believe this is happening in the United States,” he lamented at the award.

The fundamental issue is based on the assumption payment of $130,000 to the porn actress to buy her silence about a sexual relationship he had with her ten years ago.

Trump’s only gesture has been when he has raised his fist to his supporters. At an arraignment, the defendant hears the charges and can enter a guilty plea. According to The New York Times, a mugshot has not been takenalthough his fingerprints have been taken.

Dressed in a light blue suit and a red tie, Trump entered with his team of lawyers, led by Joe Tacopina. Outside that room, there have been two pro and anti Trump mobilizations.

“not guilty“Trump said upon learning of his charges, a historical “not guilty” for what the imputation of the first president in the history of the United States implies. Adding the maximum sentences for the charges he faces, Donald Trump would face up to 136 years in prison under New York law, but the final penalty is likely to be much less than this.

This case is the second that State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchán oversees Donald Trump, who at the end of 2022 led the tax fraud trial of the Trump family business. At 9:25 p.m. (peninsular time), Trump has left the room just as he entered, without making any kind of public statement.