Former US President Donald Trump is set to fly from Florida to New York City on Monday, ahead of his scheduled arraignment related to hush money paid to a porn star before the 2016 election, as security tightens in Manhattan
, fingerprinted and photographed at the downtown Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday. His lawyers have said he will enter a plea of not guilty.
A court official said the arraignment is planned for 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Trump then will return to Florida andbegan erecting barricades Other courtrooms on the courthouse's higher floors will be shut down ahead of the arraignment as part of the security precautions, a court official said. Word of the indictment, arising from an investigation led by Manhattan's Democratic district attorney,, surfaced last Thursday. Trump has called himself innocent and he and his allies have portrayed the charges as politically motivated.
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