Donald Trump arraignment on New York indictment

Georgia Congressman and far-right provocateur Marjorie Taylor-Green briefly visited the area outside the Manhattan Supreme Court, where Republicans were completely booed with whistles and drums protesting Trump. was erased by

After reporters flocked to her and protesters verbally denounced her, Green quickly left the scene.

Police yelled at journalists to stay away from Mr. Green before he jumped in his car and drove off.

— Dan Mangan

A brief altercation broke out between apparently pro-Trump and anti-Trump protesters in the heat outside a Manhattan courthouse.

A woman wearing a red MAGA hat held up a large black banner reading “Trump always lies” and crossed over to a group of protesters who were shouting “He’s lying”.

A Trump supporter tripped and fell and was told by anti-Trump demonstrators that she was on the wrong side.

It was not clear who threw it, but a brawl ensued in which the demonstrators threw punches.

— Kevin Broninger and Contessa Brewer

Confused Congressman George Santos, RN.Y., departed from Manhattan’s courthouse neighborhood ahead of a pro-Trump protest he was due to attend.

Santos left around 10 a.m. and told NBC News that he would not be returning due to “media chaos” in the area. Keep going, the people are with him.”

A Santos spokeswoman did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.

— Kevin Brenninger

Judge Juan Merchan allows five pool photographers to take pictures from the courtroom.
“Before arraignment begins,” the judge wrote in the order.

However, Merchan denied requests by media outlets to allow photography and video recording during the proceedings themselves. Cameras are allowed in the corridors of the Manhattan Supreme Court.

Trump’s attorneys opposed requests for cameras in court, saying they encouraged a “circus-like atmosphere.”

Media outlets whose cameras have captured images of the pool in court are the Daily Mail, New York Post, Associated Press, Reuters and Getty.

— Dan Mangan

Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign continued to leverage his looming arrest in Manhattan as a fundraising tool, this time sending out a solicitation with the subject line “My Last Email Before Arrest.”

An email from Trump’s Joint Fundraising Committee, written in the style of a letter from the former president, lamented the “loss of justice in America.”

“Today is the day to decide the ruling party. arrest Its primary opponent for committing no crime,” reading the message, it also confused Trump’s self-perceived plight with wrongdoing to the state.

At the bottom of the email, supporters were asked to “make a peaceful donation” to the committee.

— Kevin Brenninger

Trump wants to move his criminal cases to Staten Island, calling the Manhattan Supreme Court a “very unfair venue.”

“This case should be moved to nearby Staten Island, a very fair and safe place for a trial,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account.

Staten Island is also the only borough of New York City where a Republican won the destined 2020 reelection bid against President Joe Biden. Trump won 57% of the vote in Staten Island.

Biden had the largest margin of victory over Trump in Manhattan. Democrats won 86.7% of the vote.

Trump also blamed Manhattan Court Judge Juan Marchan for handling his arraignment. He claimed that the “very partisan judge and his family” were “notorious Trump haters.”

Trump is angry about the handling of Merchants Inc. in the Trump Organization’s criminal trial, which was convicted of a tax evasion scheme in late 2022.

— Dan Mangan

Trump may speak to reporters going in and out of his arraignment.

Trump had the idea Monday night as he prepared to appear in court in Manhattan, CNBC learned.

The former president has not scheduled a formal press conference.

— Dan Mangan

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Georgia) and Rep. George Santos (R-New York) will attend a pro-Trump protest near a Manhattan courthouse where Trump will face criminal charges. .

For Green, past and present trends in radical views and courtship controversies haven’t stopped her from rising to prominence in the Republican Party.

Santos is a troubled and investigating freshman congressman who faced calls from fellow New York Republicans to resign after he admitted to lying about important details of his life during the campaign. , NBC News reported that he has no plans to speak at the protest.

The protest is set for 10:30 a.m. ET, four hours before Trump’s scheduled arraignment.

— Kevin Brenninger

In a series of late-night posts on the eve of his historic arrest and arraignment, Trump has launched some of his harshest attacks yet against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

The former president, who reportedly faces dozens of criminal indictments related to alleged document fraud stemming from a 2016 Bragg investigation into hush-money payments, said the DA had “completely cleared” Trump’s indictment. He claimed without proof that he leaked “information.”

Trump called on Bragg to “indict himself” and “resign now!” He claimed that “there was no crime committed by Trump.” The former president has repeatedly vented his anger at Bragg in recent weeks, even calling him a “Soros-backed animal,” sparking accusations of bigotry.

— Kevin Brenninger

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg arrived in court where Trump is due to be arraigned later in the day on charges stemming from the DA’s hush-money investigation.

Bragg arrived outside the Lower Manhattan building in a black SUV around 8:06 a.m. ET. He quickly passed through a heavy security presence by the entrance and disappeared from his sight.

— Kevin Brenninger

Trump’s 2024 presidential election has raised more than $8 million in four days since a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict him.

That windfall, reportedly Trump’s best fundraising stretch since leaving the White House, saw the former president prepare for arrest and arraignment on charges stemming from the hush-money investigation of district attorney Alvin Bragg. It appeared when I was

His campaign raised $1.1 million the day Trump flew from his home in Palm Beach, Fla., to Manhattan, Trump aide Jason Miller tweeted Monday night. According to Miller, this adds to his $7 million already raised since last Thursday’s indictment.

— Kevin Brenninger

Three of Trump’s attorneys will be in a Manhattan courtroom where the former president will be arraigned, one of his attorneys told NBC News.

The three attorneys, Joe Tacopina, Susan Nekeles and Todd Blanche, announced their decision to join Trump’s legal team just one day ago.

Tacopina confirmed to NBC that all three will be with Trump during his appearance before New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchan. Arraignment is set for this afternoon.

Trump was accompanied by his son Eric Trump, aides and campaign officials as he traveled from Florida to Manhattan on Monday ahead of his arrest and arraignment. Those officials include senior advisers Jason Miller and Boris Epstein, aide Dan Scavino, and campaign spokesman Stephen Chan, according to the news outlet.

— Kevin Brenninger