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.
Guardian front page, Wednesday 5 April 2023: Trump pleads not guilty to 34 charges in hush-money case pic.twitter.com/FB8GRnC5Fn
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 4, 2023
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”.
TIME's new cover: Unprecedented https://t.co/s4uRgTntCp pic.twitter.com/x5wybdYFjH
— TIME (@TIME) April 4, 2023
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 front page of The Washington Post for April 5th, 2023. pic.twitter.com/UKerFAVemH
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 5, 2023
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”.
Wednesday's Times: Trump in the dock #TomorrowsPapersToday #TheTimes #Times pic.twitter.com/LQhwo2SLEP
— Tomorrows Papers Today (@TmorrowsPapers) April 4, 2023
German daily Tagesspiegel carries the headlined, “Nothing but the truth?”, over the top of a picture of Trump entering the court in New York.
Under the headline, “Trump charged with 34 felonies”, the New York Times examines what was revealed in today’s court filings with the banner: “D.A. cites payoffs to a porn star, a playboy model and a doorman”.
The front page of The New York Times for April 5, 2023. https://t.co/Yy5SSDqkGD pic.twitter.com/Pit2ikSPj2
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 5, 2023
“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”.
Wednesday's Mirror: Trump In The Eye Of The Stormy #TomorrowsPapersToday #DailyMirror #Mirror pic.twitter.com/uieMhukdA6
— Tomorrows Papers Today (@TmorrowsPapers) April 4, 2023
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.
#Portada | Trump, acusado de 34 delitos; citas y abusos en el piso de Martín Vigil; Finlandia se integra a la OTAN entre amenazas del Kremlin, en EL PAÍS este miércoles 5 de abril
— EL PAÍS (@el_pais) April 4, 2023
🔗 https://t.co/slosU9Nu6C pic.twitter.com/4BsCSXb2dN
The New York Daily News devotes its entire front page to an image of the former president, with the headline: “Under arrest”.
UNDER ARREST
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 5, 2023
Trump charged with 34 felony counts in historic indictment — https://t.co/MGmiro3fYU 🧵 https://t.co/yxe3DlIY1j pic.twitter.com/zRXH0FE4Q1
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.
