New York:  US former President Donald Trump surrendered on Tuesday at Manhattan Court ahead of his arraignment on criminal charges stemming from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign.

He pleaded the Court not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, according to several news reports. He entered the plea Tuesday during a brief arraignment in a lower Manhattan courtroom as prosecutors unsealed a grand jury indictment.

Trump turned and waved to crowds outside the building before heading inside to be fingerprinted and processed a remarkable reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, business and political dealings and an extraordinary moment in U.S. history. Judge Juan Merchan has ruled that TV cameras won’t be allowed in the courtroom.

He is the first former President to face criminal charges. The nation’s 45th commander in chief was escorted from Trump Tower to the Courthouse by the Secret Service and may have his mug shot taken.