Donald Trump slams New York arraignment in Florida speech: LIVE Updates

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After reaching his residence at Florida's Palm Beach, former US President Donald Trump is expected to speak on the ongoing hush-money case at 5:45 am (India Standard Time) following his arraignment in Manhattan courtroom. 

At roughly the same time that former President Donald Trump plead not guilty to criminal charges Tuesday afternoon in a Manhattan courtroom, he notched a win in a federal appeals court in California against the adult film star at the heart of the New York indictment. (Bloomberg)

Former US President Donald Trump has returned to his Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida's Palm Beach.

A lawyer for Donald Trump vowed to fight the 34 criminal counts that the former president faces over hush-money payments, calling the charges "sad."

"The indictment itself is boilerplate," attorney Todd Blanche said outside the Manhattan court complex following Trump's arraignment, adding that the indictment was "sad and we're going to fight it, we're going to fight it hard." (AFP)

Hundreds of raucous Donald Trump supporters and anti-Trump protesters swarmed around a New York courthouse on Tuesday as the former president appeared for his historic arraignment on charges related to hush-money payments.

Hours before Trump turned himself in on Tuesday afternoon, crowds of people whistled, shouted and waved placards in support of Trump, who has already announced his candidacy for president in 2024. (AP)

As former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after an investigation into hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels, the indictment included charges related to the 2016 Presidential election. Read more

Judge warns Donald Trump to refrain from social media posts that could foment unrest, after messages critical of prosecutor, AP reported. 

Donald Trump has left the courtroom in Manhattan. He made no comment and ignored questions from reporters.

Mary Trump, the niece of the former US President Donald Trump, said. “The events in New York City have, obviously, been a long time coming. This is a historic day and the implications of what's about to happen at the courthouse in Lower Manhattan will have massive implications for this country.”

"Donald has eluded accountability for so long and left so much destruction in his wake that there is a lot to take in," she added in a tweet with the hashtag "#HappyIndictmentDay."

Anti-Trump and pro-Trump protesters, as well as the media, flooded the area outside the courthouse. 

The indictment - People of the State of New York against Donald J. Trump, Indictment No. 71543-23 - was unsealed.

Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to criminal charges stemming from hush-money paid to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

The New York Times reported that Donald Trump's indictment has been unsealed which means that the exact charges against the former US President will be clear soon. 

Only five photographers will be allowed in the courtroom with Donald Trump ahead of the hearing, and only still photographs will be taken, US media reports claimed. 

Donald Trump did not acknowledge a television camera sending live images from the hallway outside the courtroom, news agency Reuters reported. 

Donald Trump has entered the courtroom on the 15th floor of the Manhattan Criminal Courts building, BBC reported. The arraignment will begin shortly. 

He is likely to as New York's bail laws have been overhauled over the past few years which means that Donald Trump would be released without bail because the charges against him don't require that bail be set, AP reported. 

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg entered the courtroom where former US President Donald Trump is scheduled for arraignment on criminal charges related to a hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign, Associated Press reported. 

An indictment is a formal written accusation that a person has committed a crime which may involve felony charges. An indictment is the result of a secret vote by a grand jury.

An arraignment is a hearing in which the indictment will be formally unsealed and the charges will be read aloud. Donald Trump may request to waive the public reading. 

After the  charges are read out, he will be asked whether he pleads to the charges. His lawyer earlier said that he will answer “not guilty.” Donald Trump’s attorneys will then work with the judge and the district attorney’s office to set a date for the next time he’d be back in court. 

US President Joe Biden was paying little attention to the arraignment of his Donald Trump as the former president faces criminal charges in New York, the White House said.

"Obviously he will catch part of the news when he has a moment to catch up on news of the day but this is not a focus for him," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.