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Donald Trump pleads not guilty. Xi pulls out the stops for Macron’s visit. Jamie Dimon says the US banking crisis not over yet. Here’s what you need to know today.

Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in an alleged criminal scheme to manipulate the 2016 election. Trump, who is making a comeback bid for the White House, was arraigned in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon following his March 30 indictment — the first for a former US president. New York police, the US Secret Service and other authorities have been on high alert amid a political firestorm over the case — with the judge warning against rhetoric that could incite violence.