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Trump plans to turn himself in for arraignment Tuesday

Updated March 31, 2023 at 5:27 p.m. EDT|Published March 31, 2023 at 6:56 a.m. EDT
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Former president Donald Trump plans to fly from Florida to New York on Monday before appearing in a specially secured Manhattan courthouse Tuesday to be arraigned on still-unspecified criminal charges, people briefed on the arrangements said. “Trump is not going to hole up in Mar-a-Lago,” his lawyer, Joe Tacopina, said Friday, a day after news of the Manhattan grand jury’s indictment broke. The case involves hush money paid to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Trump is now the first person in U.S. history to serve as president and then be charged with a crime.

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Here’s what to know

  • Trump is expected to turn himself in and appear in court on Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. Eastern time, said a person familiar with the matter, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss plans that have not been publicly announced. Here’s what we know about what’s next for Trump.
  • According to a law enforcement official involved in the planning, “dozens and dozens of [Secret Service] agents” will be required to secure the former president’s travel.
  • Trump has denied any wrongdoing and says he did not have an affair with Daniels. Trump called the indictment “fake, corrupt, and disgraceful” and part of an ongoing “witch hunt” against him. He called Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) “a disgrace.”
  • The charges do not prevent Trump from running for president in 2024. Even a potential conviction would not disqualify his bid for the White House, according to legal experts.
  • Trump is facing legal scrutiny in several other cases in multiple jurisdictions. Here’s what we know about those.
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Trump is expected to turn himself in and appear in court on Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. Eastern time, said a person familiar with the matter, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss plans that have not been publicly announced. Here’s what we know about what’s next for Trump.
According to a law enforcement official involved in the planning, “dozens and dozens of [Secret Service] agents” will be required to secure the former president’s travel.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing and says he did not have an affair with Daniels. Trump called the indictment “fake, corrupt, and disgraceful” and part of an ongoing “witch hunt” against him. He called Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) “a disgrace.”
The charges do not prevent Trump from running for president in 2024. Even a potential conviction would not disqualify his bid for the White House, according to legal experts.
Trump is facing legal scrutiny in several other cases in multiple jurisdictions. Here’s what we know about those.

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