WATCH LIVE: NYC Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD commissioner hold briefing ahead of Trump arraignment
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams will hold a press briefing with New York Police Department Commissioner Keechant Sewell ahead of the arraignment of former President Donald Trump expected Tuesday.
Adams and Sewell will discuss security preparations for Trump’s arrival to court amid anticipation of protests after a Manhattan grand jury delivered an indictment against the former president related to an investigation into hush money payments he made to porn star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 campaign.
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Trump is expected to arrive in New York on Tuesday for an arraignment hearing. He is likely to leave his residence at Mar-a-Lago for New York sometime on Monday, with his private plane “Trump Force One” on standby.
The specific charges in the indictment against Trump are not publicly available. Per New York state law, the indictment must remain sealed until he can be arraigned.
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Trump announced he would be delivering a speech from his Mar-a-Lago resort Tuesday evening after his scheduled arraignment.
He is the first former president to be criminally indicted, which comes as he is running for the Republican nomination for president in the 2024 election.