Donald Trump has landed in New York where he is due to appear in criminal court on Tuesday. The mayor of the city is already warning the “troublemakers”.
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Le Figaro
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America eyes on New York. Donald Trump arrived in the evening in New York where he is due to appear on Tuesday following being charged with buying the silence of an adult film actress. Once he landed, he went straight to Trump Tower to spend the night there. Dozens of his supporters were gathered in front of the building. For his part, the city’s Democratic mayor, Erick Adams, has already warned the “troublemakers».
This former police officer fears excesses caused by supporters of Donald Trump who are organizing on social networks to come and defend their champion. His supporters planned to demonstrate in New York on Tuesday once morest “the heinous attackfrom the prosecutor. During a press briefing with the Chief of Police, Eric Adams said:At a time when troublemakers may come to our city tomorrow, our message is clear and simple: control yourself“. After this declaration, the 55,000 members of the New York police force were put on alert.
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An unprecedented judgment
New York will be the scene of a unique appearance for a former president of the United States. The 76-year-old billionaire, who is still in the race for the Republican nomination, is expected in Manhattan court on Tuesday where the charges once morest him will be communicated to him. Just like a lambda defendant, the former tenant of the White House will have to state his identity, his profession, and submit to “mugshot“, these famous photos where the accused must be taken from the front and from both profiles. A situation that the person concerned describes as “witch hunt“. Same story with Joe Tacopina. “Tuesday is the day, in my opinion, that the rule of law in the United States died“, declares Donald Trump’s lawyer to AFP. Once the judicial ritual is over, Donald Trump plans to return to Florida where he should speak in the evening (8:15 p.m. GMT).