to be charged with a criminal offence. tonight, mr trump is meeting with his advisors in trump tower, no doubt discussing the charges he is set to face connected to hush money paid to porn actor stormy daniels in the lead up to his campaign for the presidency in 2016. the exact charges he faces will be disclosed in full in court tomorrow. mr trump denies any wrongdoing, calling it a witch hunt. and in the city, police are on high alert with barricades erected around trump tower and the manhattan criminal court where mr trump will appear tomorrow. bbc news is covering this story from all angles tonight. joining me live to discuss all this, sarah krissoff, former assistant us attorney for the southern district of new york doug jones, former democrat senator for the state of alabama, and pete king, former republican congressman for the state of new york. but first, let s talk to our correspondent michelle fluery, who s in new york. where all the action is happening right now. yo
trump. for that, it s useful to look at how us criminal cases usually unfold. after an indictment, defendants will either voluntarily surrender, as donald trump has, or face arrest. then the defendant is processed, which means they are finger printed and photographed. after that is the arraignment, which means a court appearance, where the defendant is formally presented with the charges and enters a plea guilty, or not guilty. thejudge may also set bail then. we re told by donald trump s lawyers he will plead not guilty, and so, its expected this case will go to trial. at the end of that trial, donald trump will either be found guilty, and be sentenced orfound not guilty, and be cleared of the charges. we wa nt we want to show you some pictures of trump tower wet michelle was just reporting from where the former president is spending the night. michelle was mentioning it seems like some of the activity around trump tower has quietened down a bit, but we mentioned the president and h