NEW YORK – Former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender in a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday and be arraigned on criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments.
ABC News will air a special report on Trump’s booking and appearance before Judge Juan Merchan, which is expected to be relatively brief, the Associated Press reported. Merchan has ruled that TV cameras won’t be allowed in the courtroom.
The timing of his arrival on Tuesday morning is fluid, but ABC News Live will offer coverage throughout the day. You can see it in the video player below, or follow along here.
Trump, who was impeached twice by the U.S. House but was never convicted in the U.S. Senate, will become the first former president to face criminal charges. The nation’s 45th commander in chief will be escorted from Trump Tower to the courthouse by the Secret Service and may have his mug shot taken.
Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina said Tuesday that the former president wouldn’t plead guilty to lesser charges, even if it might resolve the case. He said he didn’t believe the case would ever make it to a jury, but conceded, “Really, there’s a lot of mystery here because we’re doing something that’s never been done before.”
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