Posted on 04/04/2023 4:07:16 PM PDT by Jim W N
Donald Trump is expected to return home to Palm Beach County after Tuesday's arraignment in Manhattan where he will face criminal charges stemming from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign.
The former president is expected to fly back to South Florida sometime Tuesday evening.
Trump's campaign said he is then expected to speak at Mar-a-Lago at about 8:15 p.m.
Before he arrived at the downtown Manhattan courthouse to surrender to authorities, Trump posted on his Truth Social account that this was a "surreal" experience, and he couldn't "believe this is happening in America."
Judge Juan Merchan ruled that TV cameras wouldn't be allowed in the courtroom.
Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, according to two law enforcement officials familiar with the matter.
Merchan warned Trump to refrain from rhetoric that could inflame or cause civil unrest during the arraignment.
The judge also warned Trump that he could be removed from the courtroom if he was disruptive, but Trump spoke only a few times to respond to questions.
He's next due in court on Dec. 4, though it is not clear if he will be required to appear.
The judge said he was not imposing a gag order at this point, but he asked both sides to refrain from comments that could lead to civil unrest.
Trump stayed mostly still with his hands steepled or interlaced and looked ahead during the proceedings, which lasted just over an hour.
He spent about two hours inside the building for booking and the arraignment where he learned the details of the criminal charges.
A conviction would not prevent Trump from running for or winning the presidency in 2024.
Tucker said they were carrying the whole thing...
The FBI knew full well what we took. There only request was that he put an extra lock on the door, which we did immediately.
Fox is carrying it in full
Laughter from the audience.
The Espionage Act of 1917 - WTF? Really?
They came up with a new one.
Thanks for the Thread!
God Bless Our President Trump!
Of which the penalty is DEATH??
These minions truly are evil.
"As vice president (and senator), Biden had no right to declassify documents he regularly took with him."
"They can't explain why these documents were found in Chinatown."
Newsmax is carrying. Doing a great job of pre-speech coverage. Clear views, etc.
Hi, Jim! Hope you’re doing well.
C-Span is carrying it Also!
And may President Trump be reelected and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Letitia James needs to be in an adjoining cell.
I’ll give CNN credit that they haven’t cut away yet but they must be fuming about what Trump is saying. Rumor is heads are exploding in newsrooms all over the country.
This is great a Trump rally!
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