Takeaways: Donald Trump was arrested Tuesday. What you need to know about the arraignment and charges

Apr 05, 2023 View Original Article
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    -12% Somewhat Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    -36% Medium Liberal

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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.

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