Here's what it was like inside Donald Trump's arraignment

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records Tuesday at a Manhattan courthouse related to hush-money payments made during the 2016 campaign to bury allegations that he had extramarital sexual encounters. Here's a look at what happened.Trump arrives at Manhattan courthouseFormer President Donald Trump arrived at a Manhattan courthouse to surrender and be booked ahead of the hearing. Trump did not acknowledge a television camera sending live images from the hallway outside the courtroom. Trump enters courtroomTrump entered the Manhattan courtroom for arraignment alongside his legal team.Trump's body language during arraignmentPhotos from the courtroom showed Trump sitting at the table reserved for defendants and their attorneys. His legal team surrounded him, two seated on each side of the former president. Trump leaned forward slightly, his shoulders rounded, but he didn’t turn his face away from photographers given permission to be in the courtroom just before the hearing. All told, the typically verbose Trump spoke only about 10 words during the entire proceeding. Judge warns against social media postsTrump told Judge Juan Merchan that he pleaded not guilty, and the judge advised him of his rights.Merchan also warned Trump that he could be removed from the courtroom if he is disruptive, but Trump spoke only a few times to respond to questions.He’s next due in court in December. Trump’s lawyers asked for him to be excused from attending the hearing in person because of extraordinary security precautions.The judge said he was not imposing a gag order at this point, but he asked both sides to refrain from comments that could lead to civil unrest.Trump stayed mostly still with his hands steepled or interlaced and looked ahead during the proceedings, which lasted just under an hour. Trump, legal team leave courthouseTrump did not answer a reporter’s shouted question about the charges as he quickly left the courtroom where the hearing was held. Trump spent about two hours inside the building for booking and the arraignment where he learned the details of the criminal charges he faces while running a third presidential campaign. Manhattan DA holds news conferenceBragg spoke to a room packed with reporters following Trump’s arraignment Tuesday. Bragg, who took office in 2022 and initially slowed the office’s move toward indicting Trump, said additional evidence not available to his predecessor led to moving forward now. He didn’t elaborate on the evidence or how it came to prosecutors’ attention.