It is the first time a current or former president has been arrested on criminal charges.
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump turned himself in Tuesday to authorities in the Manhattan district attorney’s office, where he will be booked on criminal charges connected to his alleged role in a hush money payment made to a porn star.
Trump, the first current or former president ever to be indicted, waved to the crowd and then entered the district attorney’s office around 1:30 p.m., accompanied by U.S. Secret Service agents and his lawyers.
He is expected to be fingerprinted, but is unlikely to have his mug shot taken. He will remain in the custody of the district attorney’s office until he is escorted to a courtroom in the same building Tuesday afternoon to be arraigned. After his arraignment, he is expected to be released without having to post bail.
For Trump, the accommodations of the district attorney’s office, a drab government facility, are much less comfortable than his typical surroundings. He seemed to acknowledge the extraordinary circumstances even as they were unfolding.
“Heading to Lower Manhattan, the Courthouse. Seems so SURREAL,” he posted on Truth Social minutes before he arrived. “WOW, they are going to ARREST ME. Can’t believe this is happening in America.”
Outside the district attorney’s office, police had shut down streets leading to the primary entrance while helicopters buzzed overhead. Across the street from the courthouse, competing factions of anti- and pro-Trump protesters, featuring appearances by Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and George Santos, set up camp in a park, near where throngs of reporters and curious onlookers had slept overnight on the street to compete to gain access to Tuesday afternoon’s arraignment.
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Trump entered the DA's office accompanied by U.S. Secret Service agents and his lawyers.
He's expected to be fingerprinted, but is unlikely to have his mug shot taken. https://t.co/LWeE1IxHBD
— POLITICO (@politico) April 4, 2023
Gonna guess that this will be the lasting historical image (via NYT) pic.twitter.com/518YgYQPKM
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 4, 2023
I'd say he looks high, but also could be the look of a man who got no sleep last night. https://t.co/Aln6N5nBgy
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 4, 2023
You know, just some normal bookkeeping charges that no one would ever be indicted for https://t.co/ZAUashdhaY
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 4, 2023
NBC producer who was in the courtroom reporting that the baseball bat tweet and other threats were brought up in court. Judge said he was concerned about them. Trump lawyers claimed free speech. Unclear if there will be a gag order.
— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) April 4, 2023
Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 criminal charges in a New York state grand jury indictment stemming from the district attorney’s investigation into a hush money scheme. https://t.co/Wy7rGfI5Fu pic.twitter.com/W8GMTNTY6b
— POLITICO (@politico) April 4, 2023
In case anyone is wondering why the prosecution wants a protective order https://t.co/Dy8bkRfJdk
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 4, 2023
📰 The @politico newspaper doesn’t have a print edition tomorrow, but here’s an early look at our special edition digital front page covering former President Donald Trump’s day in court.
For full coverage, the POLITICO team has more on https://t.co/55TNqW4GUj. pic.twitter.com/R8G4HP5FGN
— Bill Kuchman (@billkuchman) April 4, 2023
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