Former US President Donald Trump landed in New York City on Monday after flying from Florida on his private plane to face charges stemming from a probe into hush money paid to a porn star.
With New York taking security precautions and the mayor telling any potential rabble-rousers to behave, Trump was due to surrender at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday and will likely be fingerprinted prior to appearing before a judge for an arraignment where he will plead not guilty.Republican seeking to regain the presidency in 2024, is the first former US president to face criminal charges.
Before the indictment, a Manhattan grand jury heard evidence about a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the waning days of the 2016 presidential campaign. Daniels has said she was paid to keep silent about a sexual encounter she had with Trump at a Lake Tahoe hotel in 2006. Trump denies having had any such relationship with her.
Trump’s plane arrived at LaGuardia Airport in New York’s borough of Queens. Trump said earlier on social media he would go to Trump Tower in Manhattan after arriving in New York, then would head to the courthouse on Tuesday morning.Trump from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach to the airport in nearby West Palm Beach.
A court official said the arraignment was planned for 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Trump then will return to Florida and deliver remarks from Mar-a-Lago at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday , his office said.A few dozen Trump fans cheered at the Florida airport and along the route he took to get there, carrying signs and flags.
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