Trump will travel to New York for a hearing amid tight security.
Donald Trump is the first former US president to face criminal charges.
Reuters - The Former US President Donald Trump will fly from Florida to New York City on Monday ahead of his arraignment hearing related to money paid to a porn star before the 2016 election, amid heightened security in Manhattan.
Trump, the first former US president to face criminal charges, is expected to be indicted, have his fingerprints taken, and be photographed in a midtown Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday.His lawyers said he will plead not guilty.
The specific charges included in the grand jury indictment have not been released; Tuesday's hearing marks Trump's first court appearance and first appearance before a judge in the case.
The Republican businessman-turned-politician plans to travel from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach at noon on Monday, spending the night at Trump Tower in Manhattan before arriving at court on Tuesday morning, an aide said.
A court official stated that the arraignment is scheduled for 14:15 p.m. (20:15 p.m. Brasília time) on Tuesday. Trump will then return to Florida and make remarks at Mar-a-Lago at 15:15 p.m. on Tuesday, according to his office.
Over the weekend, New York police began erecting barricades along sidewalks around Trump Tower and the Manhattan Criminal Court building in the city center, and some other courts will be evacuated.
Protests are expected in these locations, and police have vowed to be prepared. "Officers have been placed on high alert, and the department remains ready to respond as needed and ensure that everyone can exercise their rights peacefully," the New York Police Department said in a statement.
Other rooms on the upper floors of the courthouse will be closed before the indictment as part of security precautions, a court official said.
US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted an invitation on Sunday for people to join her in a protest near the courthouse on Tuesday, saying, "They're not coming after President Trump, they're coming after us, he's just in the way."
Before the indictment, the grand jury heard evidence about a $130.000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the final days of the 2016 presidential campaign. Daniels said she was paid to remain silent about a sexual encounter she had with Trump at a Lake Tahoe hotel in 2006. Trump denies the encounter.
Trump, 76, was president from 2017 to 2021 and in November launched a campaign to regain the presidency in 2024, aiming to deny Democratic President Joe Biden a second term.
News of the indictment, stemming from an investigation led by Manhattan Democratic District Attorney Alvin Bragg, surfaced last Thursday. Trump pleaded not guilty, and he and his allies have called the accusations politically motivated.