Here’s how the former US president’s day in court unfolded earlier:

Trump, 76, was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday.

These charges relate to alleged hush money payments- including a $130,000 payment by his former lawyer Michael Cohen to adult film star Stormy Daniels

Prosecutors alleged Trump’s team paid off Ms Daniels and another woman before the 2016 US election to keep them quiet about their alleged affairs with Trump.

Flanked by over a dozen court officers and secret service agents, Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges
He declined to speak to media after the hearing, but blasted the charges upon his return to Florida
He also criticised the judge and prosecutors.

Justice Juan Manuel Merchan chose not to impose a gag order on Trump, but asked him to “refrain from making statements that are likely to incite violence or civil unrest”
The next hearing is set for 4 December, about two months before the official start of the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential primaries.