welcome to bbc news we go straight to new york where donald trump will be in court in the next few hours, to face criminal charges. that has never happened before and as you d expect huge focus on the former president. these are live pictures from manhattan outside the courthouse. there s a heavy security presence as you d imagine. the charges relate to hush money paid to a pawn starjust paid to a porn starjust before the 2016 election to keep quiet about an affair. the full details of the charges will become clear when the indictment is unsealed. the former president with his legal team having added a prosecutor to his team making their final preparations. when were speaking with our correspondent a little while earlier he was telling us about some last minute moves they were anticipating when proceedings get going with the defence team going to ask for the trial to move out of manhattan to staten island so interest in the tactics there in terms of a little more supp
at 1 p.m. as opposed to 11 a.m. tomorrow. he not come out after arriving here 4 p.m. he waved at supporters who were waiting for him. take a look at that moment as the motorcade pulled up. he walked in. that is where he will walk out as he s going down for processing and arraignment. he will be fingerprinting and mug shots but no handcuffs. how this shakes out for the former president remains to be seen. he quite literally is fighting for his freedom and political future at once but returns now are positive receiving widespread support from the republican party including from people expected to run against him in the 2024 primary governor ron desantis one of them and his campaign raised $8 million since his indictment on thursday so the arraignment is set for 2:15 tomorrow expected to last about a half hour so the former president sometime around 3:00 is expected to go to the airport and fly back to florida where he is expected to make a speech at mar-a-lago tomorrow night.
good morning. good morning, todd and ashley, all eyes are on mar-a-lago as mr. trump gets ready to leave for new york city to face a judge. in a new truth social post he lays out his plan saying, i will be leaving mar-a-lago on monday at 12 heading to new york and tuesday morning going to the courthouse. america was not supposed to be this way. metal barricades have been set up around the court and trump tower and new york city officials will close key streets as they brace for potential protest. the courthouse will be cleared for a sweep and no other business will be done until trump s arraignment is over. secret service will make sure she is safely brought in. he will not be wearing handcuffs, after an arrangement with the da s office. manhattan grand jury has been looking into trump s role in hush money payments to women who said they had affairs with him. the president denies the allegations and wrongdoing. he s gearing up for a battle, this is something we believe is
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