The Associated Press reports:
Former President Donald Trump is set to be arraigned Tuesday after his indictment in New York City, court officials said Friday. Trump’s planned surrender will usher in the unprecedented scenario of a former U.S. commander-in-chief being arrested and arraigned.
Trump’s indictment, announced Thursday, came after a grand jury probe into hush money paid during the 2016 presidential campaign to squelch allegations of an extramarital sexual encounter. The indictment itself has remained sealed, as is standard in New York before an arraignment.
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Some details about Trump’s Tuesday arraignment according to a law enforcement source: it’s scheduled for 2:15. The entire courthouse will be cleared out around noon. The street in front of the courthouse will be totally closed off. Judge Juan Merchan is expected to handle it.
— Reuven Blau (@ReuvenBlau) March 31, 2023
NBC News: The arraignment of Donald Trump next week will be presided over by Judge Juan Merchan. Merchan recently presided over the Trump Corp.-Trump Payroll Corp. trial, which resulted in guilty verdicts. @MSNBC
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 31, 2023
This case is starting off about how I expected. pic.twitter.com/lINa1s728o
— Ron Filipkowski ?? (@RonFilipkowski) March 31, 2023