Donald Trump’s historic appearance before a New York court on Tuesday has dominated global media, with the former president’s not guilty plea receiving wall-to-wall coverage across TV, newspapers and online.
The Guardian says, “Trump pleads not guilty to 34 charges in hush-money case”, with the paper highlighting the judge’s order that the former president refrain from rhetoric that could cause civil unrest.
Time magazine gained a reputation for producing iconic covers throughout the Trump presidency, and they hit the mark again on Wednesday, with the simple headline: “Unprecedented”.
The Washington Post leads with, “Trump pleads not guilty to 34 counts”.
The outlet reports on comments from Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, who accused the former president of participating in a “catch-and-kill” scheme to buy and suppress negative information.
The Times splashes with, “Trump in the dock”. The paper’s US correspondents describe how a “stony-faced Trump was released from custody after an hour-long arraignment hearing ahead of a trial likely to take place next year”.
German daily Tagesspiegel carries the headlined, “Nothing but the truth?”, over the top of a picture of Trump entering the court in New York.
“Trump in the eye of the Stormy”, is the Mirror’s headline. The paper goes on to say that, “Finally… ex-President charged over ‘hush-money’ payments to porn star”.
Spain’s El País says “Trump accused of 34 crimes”, and illustrates its story with a huge image of the former president inside the New York court, flanked by his lawyers.
The New York Daily News devotes its entire front page to an image of the former president, with the headline: “Under arrest”.
Finally, “Trump’s longest day”, is the assessment of Italy’s l’Opinione. The paper devotes most of its front page to a picture of Trump.
