New York City braces for protests as Trump set to arrive after historic indictment

Security tightens in Manhattan ahead of Trump’s trip to New York City for Tuesday’s arraignment over hush money paid to a porn star before 2016 election

Protests are expected around Trump Tower, the Manhattan Criminal Court building downtown, and some other courtrooms, and police vow to be prepared

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Workers with the New York Police Department set up barricades outside the offices of the Manhattan District Attorney. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Published: 9:56pm, 3 Apr 2023Updated: 10:47pm, 3 Apr 2023

Former US president Donald Trump was set to fly from Florida to New York City on Monday, ahead of his scheduled arraignment related to hush money paid to a porn star before the 2016 election, as security tightened in Manhattan.

Trump, the first former US president to face criminal charges, was due to be arraigned, fingerprinted and photographed at the downtown Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday. His lawyers have said he will enter a plea of not guilty.

The specific charges included in the grand jury indictment have not been disclosed; Tuesday’s arraignment marks Trump’s first appearance in court and in front of a judge in the case.

In a social media post late on Sunday, the Republican businessman-turned-politician planned to travel from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach midday on Monday, arriving later in the day in New York and spending the night at Trump Tower in Manhattan before arriving at the courthouse on Tuesday morning.

Demonstrations are expected in New York City and police vowed to be prepared. Photo: AFP

A court official said the arraignment is planned for 2.15pm on Tuesday. Trump will then return to Florida and deliver remarks at Mar-a-Lago at 8.15pm on Tuesday, his office said.

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