NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 18: Former US President Donald Trump holds news clippings as he leaves court for the day with his attorney Todd Blanche at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 18, 2024 in New York City. Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records last year, which prosecutors say was an effort to hide a potential sex scandal, both before and after the 2016 presidential election. Trump is the first former U.S. president to face trial on criminal charges. (Photo by Timothy A. Clary-Pool/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***