Donald Trump becomes the first former President of the United States to be arrested on criminal charges.
He is being arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on criminal charges stemming from hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
He left Trump Tower shortly after 13.00 local time (18.00BST). He made a fist and waved to the cameras before getting into his car.
Now Donald Trump has been formally arrested after arriving at the New York courthouse.
It took just minutes for the former president’s motorcade to make the 6.4km drive (4 mile) from his home at Trump Tower to the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse. During the drive, he posted on his social media website: “Seems so SURREAL — WOW, they are going to ARREST ME”.
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He appeared calm and serious as he walked into the courthouse, pausing to wave at the crowd.
He is now inside the courthouse, where he will hear the charges against him.
Donald Trump was charged with making hush money payments to a porn star. Trump must now deal with the allegations while campaigning for a second presidential term next year during his 2016 presidential campaign
During a golf tournament in July 2006, Donald Trump, a real estate tycoon at the time, met adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Daniels was 27 years old at the time, while Trump was 60. Melania, his third wife, had given birth to their son Barron four months before. In her book “Full Disclosure,” published in 2018, Daniels recounts her encounter with Trump.
