Donald Trump hunkers down in New York ahead of arraignment

Donald Trump has arrived successful New York, slipping successful to Trump Tower wherever helium is expected to walk the nighttime earlier surrendering to transgression charges.

Mr Trump's whirlwind travel to Manhattan volition spot the erstwhile president charged for his alleged relation successful hush wealth payments to porn prima Stormy Daniels.

The nonstop charges helium faces volition beryllium disclosed successful afloat astatine the hearing, astatine astir 14:15 section clip (19:15 BST).

Mr Trump, 76, is the archetypal US president successful past to beryllium indicted.

He has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

"WITCH HUNT," Mr Trump, a Republican, wrote connected his Truth Social level soon earlier travelling from his location successful Florida connected Monday.

Every infinitesimal of this 24-hour travel is being intimately watched nationwide, arsenic the charges against Mr Trump - some a erstwhile president and a 2024 statesmanlike contender - propulsion the state into uncharted governmental territory.

The intersection astir Trump Tower, the erstwhile president's Manhattan residence, was buzzing with New Yorkers and tourists alike who stopped to gawk astatine Monday's scene. Dozens of media crews had acceptable up campy connected each disposable country portion astatine slightest 5 quality helicopters hovered precocious implicit Fifth Avenue.

Mr Trump waved astatine supporters arsenic helium walked into the operation nether choky security, conscionable aft 16:15 section clip (20:15 GMT). He was expected to walk the remainder of the time astatine location with ineligible advisers.

On Tuesday morning, constabulary and tribunal officers, arsenic good arsenic Secret Service agents are expected to escort Mr Trump done New York - the metropolis wherever helium built his empire - with some his fans and foes expected to assemblage the country astir the Lower Manhattan tribunal complex.

The president is expected to archetypal surrender astatine the bureau of Manhattan territory lawyer Alvin Bragg earlier helium is arraigned successful tribunal - a process that includes being fingerprinted and perchance having his photograph taken.

He volition past look earlier a justice who volition work the indictment - the acceptable of charges - to him. His lawyers person already said helium volition plead not guilty.

Mr Trump faces astatine slightest 1 felony complaint implicit falsifying concern records, US media person reported. Other reports suggest determination are astir 30 counts successful his indictment, each linked to a outgo made to porn prima Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election.

The erstwhile president is expected to beryllium released connected bail and instrumentality to his Florida location Mar-a-Lago connected Tuesday evening, wherever helium plans to present remarks astatine 20:15 section time.

Law enforcement agencies - including the FBI, New York constabulary and tribunal officers, and the Secret Service - are said to beryllium coordinating connected security, successful anticipation of immoderate script during the historical hearing.

At a quality league connected Monday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that, portion determination were nary circumstantial threats against the city, officials were prepared.

"While determination whitethorn beryllium immoderate rabble rousers reasoning astir coming to our metropolis tomorrow," helium said, "our connection is wide and simple: power yourselves."

With further reporting from Kayla Epstein successful New York