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.
Everyone of these pieces of shit needs to be on notice… There are jail cells in their future.
If the law is going to be used as a weapon, then we should use it too. If they so much as spit on the sidewalk, they get indicted.
PDJT is one pissed off man, rightness anger
So far, good speech.
Trump wants no part in settling the case.
No wonder he scares the **** out of Deep State.
(On Latisha James, I think?) “They want to settle the case, but we want no part of that.”
The Alphabet Media never wants to air Trump speaking uninterrupted.
They can thank Alvin Bragg that they have no choice tonight.
There is no case. There’s no case.
Trump is unloading on Bragg.
President Trump knows EVERYTHING that’s going on in Bragg’s office. Naming names.
Doesn’t matter if there’s no case. They’ll manufacture something.
They opened Pandora’s box, we should make sure it’s loaded with cinderblocks that dump on their heads now.
Thanks! Healing is almost done.
Talking about Roger Stone, and how they threatened him with a 10 year sentence (which would be life for him).
Is this the only thread on Trump’s speech?
Trump is giving a Trump rally type speech and any liberals are watching probably don’t know that. Couldn’t pay for this much publicity.
Lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.
Trump walks that walk.
This is truth.
Trump is looking great and very strong after a long grueling day.
He is ready, willing, and able to lead us into battle, and to finish what he began in 2016, which is the demolition of the deep state “progressive” COMMUNIST PARTY of America...aka Democrats.
He was talking about the chief financial officer that work for his company, and what they did to him not Roger Stone
Ends with Sam & Dave.
Love it.
Think matters to a OJJury?
"But even so, I have no doubt we will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Thank you very much!"
Sam & Dave's "Hold On, I'm Coming" plays
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.