Donald Trump, a former president of the United States, is scheduled to appear in court in New York today, April 4, 2023, to answer to charges related to alleged payments of hush money to a porn actress prior to the 2016 presidential election.
The first former American president to be detained and sent to court will be Donald Trump.
The former President has been charged with over two dozen offenses, including felonies, according to sources close to ABC News, an American media outlet, even if the official record of his detention is still sealed.
He is anticipated to show up in court for processing and fingerprinting as well as to appear before Judge Juan Merchan to file a not-guilty plea, precisely when the allegations against him are made public.
In the meantime, US police have closed the streets, and a helicopter is buzzing overhead. Along the lengthy lines of spectators, some of whom had camped out all night in the hope of securing a desired seat inside, news organizations from all over the world put up cameras.
Nonetheless, the judge decided to admit certain photographers who will take historic pictures that are expected to show up on newspaper front pages, in election-season advertisements, and in future history books, despite banning TV cameras from the courtroom.
