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The ex-US President is expected to hear the indictment in court in Manhattan on Tuesday. We report continuously.
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Donald Trump is expected to read the indictment in court in New York on Tuesday (2:15 p.m. local time, 8:15 p.m. Swiss time).
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At the appointment, Trump is to read out the previously sealed indictment. Before doing so, he must be registered with the public prosecutor’s office.
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The former US President left his home in Mar-a-Lago (Florida) and landed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Monday followingnoon (local time). From there he went to Trump Tower.
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New York authorities have warned they will not condone violence related to Trump’s court date.
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After arriving in New York City, the former president met with his attorneys, Susan Necheles and Joe Tacopina, at Trump Tower, a source familiar with the meeting said.CNN».
President Joe Biden said Monday during a visit to the state of Minnesota when asked by a reporter whether he feared unrest because of Donald Trump’s court hearing: “No, I have faith in the New York police.” When asked if he had confidence in the legal system, the President replied “yes”.
Trump had called on his supporters to protest in mid-March in view of an alleged impending arrest. The right-wing populist later said that an indictment once morest him might lead to “death and destruction” – for critics an overt call for violence that brought back memories of the Capitol storming on January 6, 2021. (AFP)
Donald Trump is to face the prosecutor in Manhattan on Tuesday and be treated by the identification service. In the same courthouse, the former US President will then read out the indictment, which has been kept secret until now, before a judge. This so-called arrangement is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. (local time; 8:15 p.m. CEST). In the evening, Trump wants to make a statement back in Mar-a-Lago. (AFP)
Former US President Donald Trump has arrived in New York where an indictment is due to be read out once morest him in court on Tuesday. Television pictures showed how his private plane landed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Monday followingnoon (local time). From there he was driven to his Trump Tower skyscraper in Manhattan, where the 76-year-old has an apartment.
The trip was accompanied by huge media interest, with news channels broadcasting live images of the various stages of the trip. On the way from Trump’s private residence Mar-a-Lago to Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, numerous supporters cheered the ex-president. (SDA/AFP)
For the court date in Manhattan, Trump is likely to be briefly detained so that fingerprints and police photos can be taken of him. In these situations, the accused are often handcuffed – but it is very questionable whether this will happen in Trump’s case.
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Shortly before the arrival of former US President Donald Trump in New York, the police have so far not seen any “specific threats”. “Citizens of New York must expect an increased police presence in parts of the city and temporary road closures over the next two days,” said New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell on Monday with a view to the indictment in the Trump case on Tuesday. “I want to remind everyone that violence and destruction are not part of legitimate, lawful expression.”
New York Mayor Eric Adams also warned potential demonstrators once morest becoming violent. “While there may be some agitators who want to come to our city tomorrow, the message is clear and simple. Check yourself out,” he said. New York is not a “playground for inappropriate anger”. “As always, we will not tolerate violence or vandalism of any kind and if anyone is caught engaging in an act of violence they will be arrested and held accountable,” Adams said. Adams referred to the radical MP and Trump loyalist Marjorie Talyor Greene, who called for protests in the metropolis on Tuesday.
The White House stressed that it was monitoring the situation in New York very closely. “We will be prepared should the need arise,” said National Security Council communications director John Kirby. Violence has no place in the United States, but peaceful protest does. (SDA)
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Former US President Donald Trump, accused of a hush-money scandal, has left for the indictment reading in New York. A motorcade with numerous cars left Trump’s private estate Mar-a-Lago in the state of Florida on Monday, as television pictures showed. The 76-year-old Republican wanted to fly to New York from the airport in West Palm Beach in his private plane and spend the night there in his Trump Tower.
The ex-president accused on Thursday in connection with a hush money payment to former porn actress Stormy Daniels is due to appear in a Manhattan court on Tuesday followingnoon. The previously sealed indictment is to be read there. Before the court date, Trump is to be identified by the Manhattan Attorney’s Office.
Trump is the first former president in US history to be impeached and face criminal charges. The right-wing populist, who wants to run once more in the 2024 presidential election, has denied all allegations and speaks of a politically motivated “witch hunt”. (AFP)
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