Trump arrested

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Alvin Bragg

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Trump to be arrested at New York criminal court (NBC News)

Donald Trump is set to be arrested in criminal court in New York City on Tuesday on charges related to hush money payments to a porn star and Playboy model.

A [ $250 million lawsuit ](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/new-york-ag-sues-trump-children-company-charges-large-scale-business-f-rcna48668)brought by the New York attorney general’s office alleging he, his family and his company grossly overstated his net worth to the tune of billions of dollars is scheduled to go to trial in October. [a trial ](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/judge-civil-rape-case-trump-will-use-anonymous-jury-rcna76364)on civil rape and defamation claims brought by the writer E. Capitol and his failure to comply with a Justice Department subpoena demanding the return of government documents and alleging possible mishandling of the documents. Legal experts said the judge could restrict Trump’s travel but is unlikely to do so because he’s [running for president](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-announce-president-2024-rcna36987) and isn’t considered a flight risk. He has said he made the payment at Trump’s direction, and Trump had acknowledged repaying Cohen through payments that were labeled as legal expenses. [coordinated](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/grand-jury-georgia-trump-election-probe-completes-final-report-judge-s-rcna64891) [attempts](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/grand-jury-georgia-trump-election-probe-completes-final-report-judge-s-rcna64891) to alter the outcome of the 2020 election in the state. “What he does have is a venue where it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to get a Fair Trial (it must be changed!)” He has denied the affairs and any wrongdoing. He has also said Merchan — who presided over last year’s criminal trial against the Trump Organization and its former chief financial officer, which led to multiple convictions — was “hand-picked” by Bragg. Trump wrote Monday on his social media website, Truth Social, that he didn’t believe he could get a fair trial in Manhattan, where he lived for decades and made his name before he moved to Florida during his presidency. Trump called for “protests” in the event of his arrest last month, and he later ratcheted up his rhetoric, warning of "potential Trump is expected to appear at the courthouse at 100 Centre St.

Donald Trump to appear in court and be charged in historic moment ... (CNN)

Donald Trump will officially become the first former president to face criminal charges Tuesday when he's arraigned in a New York courtroom -- an appearance ...

Trump will be taken through back hallways and elevators to the courthouse, which is in the same building as the district attorney’s office. His arrest will be processed in the district attorney’s office, where he will be fingerprinted. He stayed overnight in Trump Tower, and will head 4 miles south to the courthouse in downtown Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon. Trump will be accompanied throughout the day by the Secret Service. And a [Fulton County special grand jury ](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/politics/georgia-racketeering-conspiracy-trump-willis/index.html)has completed its investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. The investigation stemmed from a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.

In pictures: Donald Trump arrested on criminal charges (BBC News)

He is being arraigned at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on criminal charges said to be related to hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ...

Inside, he sat in front of the judge, surrounded by his legal team. He then was seen walking into the courtroom. During the drive, he posted on his social media website: "Seems so SURREAL -- WOW, they are going to ARREST ME".

Donald Trump Under Arrest (New York Magazine)

The former president faces criminal charges in Manhattan Criminal Court at his arraignment on Tuesday afternoon.

[Donald Trump](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/03/the-strange-trials-of-our-first-criminal-president.html) was not a free man. The arraignment was the hottest event in town — with Trump’s trip from his Mar-a-Lago residence tracked like he was O. Republican officials and voters have rallied to his side, believing he is the victim of a “witch hunt” by the Democratic district attorney. They sped down the highway in a group of black vehicles to La Guardia Airport, where Trump had arrived in dramatic fashion a day earlier on his private jet from Mar-a-Lago. Asked by prosecutors to address Trump’s menacing social-media posts, Judge Merchan recommended that his defense attorneys advise their client to not speak publicly about the case. After being fingerprinted, though not photographed for a mug shot, Trump walked a few steps out from behind a blacked-out door, where photographers briefly captured his glowering face framed by his signature combination of navy suit, white shirt, and red tie.

Trump Arrested in New York, Becomes First President to Face ... (Rolling Stone)

Donald Trump was arrested in Manhattan on Tuesday, marking the first time a former U.S. president has faced criminal charges.

[reported](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/donald-trump-stormy-daniels-bragg-1234673159/), some Trump advisers have urged him to rely on a novel legal strategy that would include attempting to convince a jury that the effort to buy Daniels’ silence was primarily about sparing Trump’s marriage the embarrassment of an alleged affair rather than protecting his campaign. Rolling Stone [reported](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-mugshot-campaign-1234708971/) later on Monday that his team has discussed putting his mugshot on merchandise. [memoir](https://www.amazon.com/Holding-Line-Preeminent-Attorneys-Department/dp/0593300297?asc_source=web&asc_campaign=web&asc_refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fpolitics%2Fpolitics-news%2Ftrump-arrested-new-york-1234703410%2F) by the former U.S. [reported](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/donald-trump-indictment-surrender-alvin-bragg-1234708673/) on Monday that Trump wanted to turn his booking into a spectacle, opting for it to happen in Manhattan in the middle of the day rather than at night or by video. [blasted](https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/110044039949982181) the “CORRUPT & HIGHLY POLITICAL MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE … [indictment](https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf) was made public soon after Trump left the courthouse on Tuesday. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office also released a 13-page [Statement of Facts ](https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-SOF.pdf)summarizing the case. [Joe Tacopina](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/joe-tacopina-lawyer-donald-trump-alvin-bragg-1234707943/), and Susan Necheles. The Trump Organization repaid and rewarded Cohen with a monthly retainer of $35,000, ultimately totaling [$420,000](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/michael-cohen-pleads-guilty-manhattan-federal-court-eight-counts-including-criminal-tax), which it booked as legal expenses. [voted to indict him](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-indicted-new-york-grand-jury-hush-money-1234703427/) last Thursday. [posted](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/110141697788154293) to Truth Social before arriving. Trump [pleaded not guilty](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-pleads-not-guilty-34-felony-counts-falsifying-business-records-1234707719/) to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.

Donald Trump Arrested Amid Stormy Daniels Investigation (Variety)

Former president Donald J. Trump has been arrested, escalating his legal woes as he mounts a return to the White House.

2022](https://variety.com/2022/politics/news/donald-trump-criminal-charges-jan-6-committee-1235465509/), with the Jan. [announced plans to run for reelection in 2024](https://variety.com/2022/politics/news/donald-trump-2024-run-for-president-1235423466/). [write](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/110141697788154293), “Heading to Lower Manhattan, the Courthouse. Following the 2020 election, Trump was impeached in January 2021 for inciting the Jan. On the drive to the courthouse, which was scheduled for 2:15 p.m. As a result, the entire transaction has been recognized as a misdemeanor. Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records in the first degree. The President’s then-“fixer” The arraignment took place in a Lower Manhattan courtroom. After being processed at the courthouse, Trump was spotted by TV news cameras walking through the hallways to the courtroom. Although he was not handcuffed, did not have to take a mug shot or take a perp walk, he was effectively arrested when he surrendered to the court. [NBC News](https://www.msnbc.com/trump-investigation/live-blog/trump-indictment-arrest-grand-jury-news-live-updates-rcna76523#rcrd11778), former Playboy model Karen McDougal.