Former President Donald Trump has called for the FBI to be defunded over criminal charges against him - even though they did not bring the charges.. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Trump's calm response to criminal charges against him: Shut down the FBI

Former president Donald Trump has called on his fellow Republicans in Congress to slash funding for the US Justice Department and the FBI, one day after pleading not guilty in New York to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

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The big cover-up: How fling with a porn star left Donald Trump tangled in web of lies

Donald Trump, the former president and front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, has pleaded not guilty in a history-making moment for the United States to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after an investigation into hush money paid to a porn star.

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Trump jets into New York to face his day of reckoning

Former US president Donald Trump has flown into New York City on his private plane to face historic charges stemming from a probe into hush money paid to a porn star, while his lawyers argued against letting cameras in the courtroom.

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Trump charged with criminal offence over alleged hush money paid to porn star

Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former US president to face criminal charges even as he makes another run for the White House.

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This could get ugly: New York locks down as fear of Trump backlash builds

Barricades have been erected around a Manhattan courthouse as New York City braces for a possible indictment of Donald Trump over an alleged hush-money payment to a porn star, during his 2016 presidential campaign.