Takeaways: Donald Trump was arrested Tuesday. What you need to know about the arraignment and charges
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"For the first time in U.S. history, a former president surrendered to law enforcement and was placed under arrest." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
"Trump has used his indictment to rally Republicans, with even some of his potential Republican opponents accusing law enforcement of being weaponized against Trump." | Negative | -76% Liberal |
"Obviously he (Biden) will catch part of the news when he has a moment to catch up on the news of the day, Jean-Pierre said at her daily briefing." | Positive | 26% Conservative |
"Campaign officials said Trump had $10 million in donations since the indictment last week." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
"Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will arguably be as much the center of attention in this case as Trump." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
"Within minutes of the former president being processed his 2024 campaign team put out its own mugshot with a picture of Trump over a not guilty baer in a fundraising email." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
"Donald Trump, the first president ever to be indicted, was charged for alleged conduct to cover up other crimes to boost his political career." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
"Hours after leaving the New York City court, Trump returned to his resort in Palm Beach, Florida where he delivered a speech listing multiple grievances from Tuesday's arrest and last year's FBI search at Mar-a-Lago over classified records to President Joe Biden's son and losing the 2020 election." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
"Hours after leaving the New York City court, Trump returned to his resort in Palm Beach, Florida where he delivered a speech listing multiple grievances from Tuesday's arrest and last year's FBI search at Mar-a-Lago over classified records to President Joe Biden's son and losing the 2020 election." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
"Hours before Trump arrived to turn himself in, throngs of foes and fans had assembled at small a park near the courthouse." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
"But Bragg said Trump falsified business records by concealing monthly reimbursement payments he made to Cohen as checks for legal services." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
"Later, Greene compared Trump to Jesus and Nelson Mandela in an interview with Right Side Broadcasting." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
"Later, Greene compared Trump to Jesus and Nelson Mandela in an interview with Right Side Broadcasting." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
"Stay in the conversation on politics: Sign up for the OnPolitics newsletterHere are takeaways from Trump's arrest." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
"The crux of the case centers on $130,000 in hush money payments that Trump's then-fixer Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
"Even some of Trump's biggest critics were quick to question whether Bragg presented enough new information to warrant the charges." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
"In an indictment unsealed Tuesday, Bragg charged Trump with 34 felony counts for falsifying New York business records through a catch and kill scheme designed to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity before the 2016 election." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
"Heading into the proceedings, it was unclear whether Trump would be held to the same standards as other defendants by getting fingerprinted and photographed for a mug shot." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
"In the end, Trump was required to provide fingerprints but was not subjected to a mug shot or handcuffs." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
"Trump, appearing before Judge Juan Merchan, pleaded not guilty to each of the counts." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
"Among them were two polarizing Republican lawmakers, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, of Georgia, and George Santos, of New York, who joined the pro-Trump side that was waving flags and blowing whistles." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
"Among them were two polarizing Republican lawmakers, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, of Georgia, and George Santos, of New York, who joined the pro-Trump side that was waving flags and blowing whistles." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
"Donald Trump's arraignment Tuesday thrust the U.S. criminal justice system into dramatically new territory, testing the durability of courtroom rules and legal procedures that apply to all Americans - this time, the 45th chief executive of the nation." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
"We caot and will not normalize serious criminal conduct, he said, defending bringing the case forward at a news conference after Trump appeared in court." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
"That didn't stop the Trump campaign from creating its own Trump mug shot to raise money, however." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
"That didn't stop the Trump campaign from creating its own Trump mug shot to raise money, however." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
"Speaking as someone who very strongly does not want Donald Trump to get the Republican presidential nomination, I'm extraordinarily distressed by this document, Bolton said in an interview on CNN." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
"Speaking as someone who very strongly does not want Donald Trump to get the Republican presidential nomination, I'm extraordinarily distressed by this document, Bolton said in an interview on CNN." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
"The government has been weaponized against him, Greene said." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
"Prosecutors also outlined a $30,000 payment to a former Trump Tower doorman who claimed to have a story about a child Trump had out of wedlock." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
"Bragg charged Trump with more serious felony counts by arguing the records were falsified to cover up other crimes." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
"More: New York City Mayor Eric Adams warns Marjorie Taylor Greene, others ahead of Trump arraignment" | Negative | -30% Liberal |
"More: New York City Mayor Eric Adams warns Marjorie Taylor Greene, others ahead of Trump arraignment" | Negative | -30% Liberal |
"Tuesday's circus-like atmosphere provided a striking split screen: a former president under arrest and the current president, Joe Biden, trying his best to act like he's not paying attention." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
"Biden ignored questions shouted by reporters about Trump's case after declining comment last week." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
"Biden ignored questions shouted by reporters about Trump's case after declining comment last week." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
"During the 2021 campaign for Manhattan district attorney, for instance, Bragg reportedly reminded voters that he sued the Trump administration more than a hundred times in his old job as assistant New York attorney general." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
"Among the anti-Trump demonstrators was Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York, who shouted at Greene's vehicle when it departed." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
"Among the anti-Trump demonstrators was Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York, who shouted at Greene's vehicle when it departed." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
"As Trump walked out of his vehicle to surrender at the Manhattan courthouse, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was in the middle of a press briefing, declining to comment to question after question about the Trump case." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
"As Trump walked out of his vehicle to surrender at the Manhattan courthouse, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was in the middle of a press briefing, declining to comment to question after question about the Trump case." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
"Anything Biden says could be used by Republicans to reinforce their case of a politically biased government and justice system." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
"How long can Biden stay quiet on such a significant case - especially one with direct implications on his own political future?" | Negative | -32% Liberal |
"Although the indictment doesn't specify which additional crimes, Bragg said Trump violated New York election law and federal campaign finance law. ." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
"Donald Trump charged with crimes in New York." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
"But Biden's strategy of silence will be tested if Biden formally aounces a 2024 reelection bid, which he's widely expected to do." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
"But Biden's strategy of silence will be tested if Biden formally aounces a 2024 reelection bid, which he's widely expected to do." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
"If Biden remains silent, then Trump's claims of a rigged justice system - almost certain to ramp up heading into 2024 - would go unchallenged by the likely Democratic standard-bearer." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
"If Biden remains silent, then Trump's claims of a rigged justice system - almost certain to ramp up heading into 2024 - would go unchallenged by the likely Democratic standard-bearer." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
"Why did Donald Trump repeatedly make these false statements?" | Negative | -46% Liberal |
"I believe President Trump's character and conduct make him unfit for office, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, who voted to remove Trump from office during the ex-president's second impeachment trial, said in a statement." | Negative | -62% Liberal |
"I believe President Trump's character and conduct make him unfit for office, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, who voted to remove Trump from office during the ex-president's second impeachment trial, said in a statement." | Negative | -62% Liberal |
"I believe President Trump's character and conduct make him unfit for office, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, who voted to remove Trump from office during the ex-president's second impeachment trial, said in a statement." | Negative | -62% Liberal |
"Politics: Marjorie Taylor Greene compares Trump to Jesus before his arrest and arraignment in New York" | Negative | -66% Liberal |
"Politics: Marjorie Taylor Greene compares Trump to Jesus before his arrest and arraignment in New York" | Negative | -66% Liberal |
"More: With 2024 looming, how long can President Biden stay silent on Trump's indictment?" | Positive | 2% Conservative |
"More: With 2024 looming, how long can President Biden stay silent on Trump's indictment?" | Positive | 2% Conservative |
"John Bolton, Trump's former national security advisor-turned-critic, questioned whether Trump's hush payments represented a campaign contribution or expenditure under federal law." | Negative | -70% Liberal |
"John Bolton, Trump's former national security advisor-turned-critic, questioned whether Trump's hush payments represented a campaign contribution or expenditure under federal law." | Negative | -70% Liberal |
"John Bolton, Trump's former national security advisor-turned-critic, questioned whether Trump's hush payments represented a campaign contribution or expenditure under federal law." | Negative | -70% Liberal |
"Trump has used his indictment to rally Republicans, with even some of his potential Republican opponents accusing law enforcement of being weaponized against Trump." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
"Trump has used his indictment to rally Republicans, with even some of his potential Republican opponents accusing law enforcement of being weaponized against Trump." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
48% : For the first time in U.S. history, a former president surrendered to law enforcement and was placed under arrest.12% : Trump has used his indictment to rally Republicans, with even some of his potential Republican opponents accusing law enforcement of being weaponized against Trump.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.