Posted on 04/03/2023 9:47:36 AM PDT by Morgana
Former President Donald Trump left his Mar-a-Lago home on Monday to fly to New York, the first step in a legal odyssey that will include his arrest and court appearance a day later.
His motorcade swept out of the resort gates shortly after midday for the 15-minute journey to the airport.
It will make Trump the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges when he is arraigned, fingerprinted and photographed at the downtown Manhattan courthouse.
In a Truth Social post on the eve of his departure he confirmed the arrangements, saying he will fly out at noon and stay at Trump Tower on Monday evening.
On Monday afternoon, his motorcade pulled up to his jet and the former president boarded alone, before campaign staff and lawyers followed him up the rear steps.
His lawyers have said he will enter a plea of not guilty and his legal team is preparing to add a constitutional expert amid fears that the judge in the case will impose a gag order.
The charges against Trump remain sealed, but it is believed they stem from an investigation into $130,000 hush money paid to adult movie star Stormy Daniels.
'I will be leaving Mar-a-Lago on Monday at 12 noon, heading to Trump Tower in New York,' the former president posted on Sunday night.
'On Tuesday morning I will be going to, believe it or not, the Courthouse. America was not supposed to be this way!'
Court officials say he is due to arraigned at 2:15pm on Tuesday.
He is then expected to return to his Mar-a-Lago home where he plans to make a speech in the evening.
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It’s heartbreaking to watch this. What are his SS people thinking, I wonder.
I guess he figures he has no choice he can’t stay in Florida forever
How to make bank on leaks, book deals, etc?
Unfortunately his "slash and burn" style of politics will make this ordeal much more difficult for him than it should be.
New York City will be total chaos...............................
Time to break out the orange jumpsuit and leg irons so I can keep my fat retirement pension and medical benefits ...
Slash and burn!??
He told the truth! Slash and burn is the gimmecrats!
Stop that crap already.
Send a clone.?
All were and are wrong. History will not be kind in the end. It shows the gross misuse of our Justice System.
What are his SS people thinking, I wonder.
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Whatever their paymasters tell them to think.
NYC is always chaos, every time I’ve ever been there.
It will be insanely worse this afternoon!......................
I’m predicting there will be plenty of bad actors dressed as Trump supporters but that’s all they will be...dressed up as.
Pray for his safety and our nation
I've always wanted to spend the night at Rikers Island.
History will not be kind in the end. It shows the gross misuse of our Justice System.
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Our political system is being destroyed right before our eyes.
Leftist write the history books so it will be justified from their perspective.
I can’t even imagine worse. Maybe it’ll go Portland? It’s more than halfway there already.
Its not Disneyland. LOL! Good Luck if you decide to go. :)
Yes that’s a legitimate concern
The MSM prostitutes will be hoping for pics and video
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