Donald Trump set to travel to New York; face booking, arraignment
The Hindu
Former President Donald Trump was planning to leave Florida for New York on April 3 for his expected booking and arraignment the following day on charges stemming from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign.
Former President Donald Trump was planning to leave Florida for New York on April 3 for his expected booking and arraignment the following day on charges stemming from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign — answering for a criminal case unlike any his country has seen.
Mr. Trump, already in the midst of a third presidential campaign to try and reclaim the White House he lost to President Joe Biden in 2020, said he will fly to Manhattan in the afternoon and go to Trump Tower before turning himself in to authorities on Tuesday.
Trump Tower was open but authorities were planning to close nearby streets as Mr. Trump came and went, and additional security was also in the works. They've taken steps to close and secure the courthouse floor where Mr. Trump will appear on Tuesday.
Demonstrators supporting Mr. Trump began gathering as the Florida sun was just rising at a West Palm Beach shopping centre on the way to the airport, hours before he was set to pass along the route.
Boca Raton firefighter Erik Solensten and his retired colleague, John Fischer, got an early start putting up banners. One was 30 by 6 feet (9 by 2 metres), picturing police officers and firefighters saying, “Thanks for having our backs, President Trump.”
“We are fire rescue. We are prepared and don’t like to wait for things to happen,” said Mr. Solensten, who took a vacation day to show support for Mr. Trump. “He needs morale just like everyone else needs morale. He’s done more for this country than any 10 presidents combined.”
Mr. Trump is facing multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least one felony offence, in the indictment handed down by a Manhattan grand jury last week. The investigation is scrutinising six-figure payments made to porn actor Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal.
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