NEW YORK — New York City on Friday was bracing for chaos to descend on lower Manhattan ahead of Donald Trump’s historic arraignment in Manhattan criminal court — where the former president plans to deny he’s a criminal.
Trump, who was indicted Thursday, is set to appear before State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan at 2:15 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday to enter a plea to charges stemming from the Manhattan district attorney’s yearslong probe into his business and financial dealings.
While the grand jury heard evidence about the notorious hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, Trump doesn’t know yet exactly what charges he will face. Either way, his lawyer, Susan Necheles, said he knows how he’ll respond.
