Experts analyze key takeaways from Trump indictment and statement of facts.

Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges related to hush money payments made during the 2016 election. The charges include falsifying business records in the first degree, with each count carrying a maximum of four years in prison. The payments were made to former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, who was being repaid for the $130,000 he paid adult film star Stormy Daniels to stay quiet about her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump. The Manhattan district attorney's office alleges that Trump repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to hide damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election. The case is not expected to go to trial until next year.