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Lauren Aratani in New York

Trump will not be put in handcuffs for court date, lawyer says

Trump in New York in September 2021. Tacopina told GMA on Friday: ‘I don’t know what to expect other than an arraignment.’
Donald Trump in New York in September 2021. His lawyer Joe Tacopina told GMA on Friday: ‘I don’t know what to expect other than an arraignment.’ Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Donald Trump’s lawyer insists the former president will not be put in handcuffs after a New York grand jury voted on Thursday to indict him over hush money payments made to the adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election.

Speaking on ABC’s Good Morning America on Friday, a lawyer representing Trump, Joe Tacopina, said the indictment was shocking to Trump and his team.

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