New York/Washington, Apr 4 (PTI) Former US President Donald Trump was on Tuesday arrested as he arrived to surrender at the Manhattan criminal court for his arraignment on history-making criminal charges related to paying hush money to a porn star before the 2016 presidential election in exchange for her silence.
This is for the first time that a former US president has been under arrest and arranged for criminal charges.
The former president, who ruled the country for four years till January 2021, arrived at the specially secured Manhattan courthouse in an eight-car motorcade. He is expected to be fingerprinted and processed. Trump's mugshot may be taken.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a Manhattan court during his arraignment on history-making criminal charges related to paying hush money to a porn star before the 2016 presidential election.
The 76-year-old former Republican president, who ruled the country for four years till January 2021, was arrested when he arrived to surrender at the Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday.
Trump, who became the first former US president to be indicted, arrested and arraigned on criminal charges, pleaded not guilty to 34 criminal charges of falsifying business records in person before State Supreme Court Justice Juan M Merchan.
