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The New York Times reports:
He will be fingerprinted. He will be photographed. He may even be handcuffed. In the days ahead, Donald J. Trump is expected to walk through the routine steps of felony arrest processing in New York, now that a grand jury has voted to indict him in connection with his role in a hush-money payment to a porn star. But the unprecedented arrest of a former commander in chief will be anything but routine.
Accommodations may be made for Mr. Trump. While it is standard for defendants arrested on felony charges to be handcuffed, it is unclear whether an exception will be made for the former president because of his status. Most defendants have their hands cuffed behind their backs, but some white-collar defendants who are deemed to pose less of a danger have their hands secured in front of them.
Mr. Trump will almost certainly be accompanied at every step of the process — from the moment he is taken into custody until his appearance before a judge in Lower Manhattan’s imposing Criminal Courts Building — by armed agents of the United States Secret Service, who are required by law to protect him at all times.
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“He will be fingerprinted. He will be photographed. He may even be handcuffed.” There should be only one system of justice, not separate tracks for different types of defendants. Let’s hope the most famous arrest in modern history reflects this principle. https://t.co/N5fAEcj7b9
— Leslie Proll (@LeslieProll) March 30, 2023