Unsealed indictment alleges Trump had 'intent to defraud,' 'conceal' crimes with hush money payments

The indictment against former President Donald Trump that was unsealed Tuesday alleges the former president falsified business records with the "intent to defraud."

According the text of the indictment, Trump allegedly had the "intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof, made and caused a false entry in the business records of an enterprise, to wit, an invoice from Michael Cohen dated April 13, 2017, marked as a record of Donald J. Trump, and kept and maintained by the Trump Organization."

The indictment charges Trump with 34 felony counts, stemming from a hush money payment he allegedly made to porn star Stormy Daniels in advance of the 2016 election.

The indictment also alleges that Trump falsified the records to “promote his candidacy" ahead of the General Election.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg argued on Tuesday that Trump intended to hide "damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election."

Trump attorney Todd Blanche argued that the indictment "doesn't allege any federal crime, any state crime."

"It's really disappointing," he said. "It's sad. We're going to fight."