The former US President, Donald Trump, has left the Manhattan Criminal Court after pleading not guilty to 34 charges.
He was expected to speak to the media but made a swift exit from the courtroom following the hearing which lasted almost an hour.
His lawyer, Todd Blanche spoke to media outside the court.
Trump is expected to fly back to Florida now where he'll make a public statement later today.
In the last half an hour - the indictment has been unsealed showing Trump is accused of repeatedly falsifying business records to conceal crimes.
Politico's Josh Gerstein has been following the events from Washington DC and spoke to Guyon Espiner.
