Journalists, spectators and protesters from both sides stand outside Trump Tower in New York. The former president Donald Trump (76) landed at LaGuardia airport in New York just before 21:30 Norwegian time. About 45 minutes later, he arrived at Trump Tower. Here he waved briefly to those present before entering the building. He will appear in court on Tuesday at 20:15 Norwegian time. Several Trump supporters have gathered in New York. The former president will appear in court on Tuesday. Americans are divided in their views on what should happen to Donald Trump after the indictment became known. Close to press people on the streets of New York. Robert Hoatson fears what will happen if Trump is elected as president again. Photo: Tove Bjørgaas / news The former president arrived in New York at 21:30 Norwegian time on Monday. The police in New York have mobilized strongly in anticipation of Trump’s arrival in the city. On Tuesday morning local time, at 20:15 Norwegian time, Trump will appear in court in Manhattan in New York. Supporters outside Trump Tower in New York, where the former president is staying until the court hearing. Trump supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida, waved goodbye to the 76-year-old Republican as he left the Mar-a-Lago estate early Monday afternoon local time . US President Joe Biden said on Monday that he does not fear unrest in connection with Trump’s visit to New York, writes ABC News. – I have faith in the police in New York, he told a reporter in Minnesota. Leaving cameras in the courtroom Trump has expressed his wish that no cameras should be present during Tuesday’s court hearing. – It will create a circus-like atmosphere, said Trump’s lawyer Susan Nechles, according to ABC News. Several news media have applied for access to cover and record the court hearing. Now the judge has given notice that Trump will not have to be photographed. Judge Juan Merchan has banned mobile phones and computers inside the courtroom. He only allows photography in the hallway outside the courtroom before the summons begins, reports NBC News. CNN, on the other hand, writes that the judge will allow photography inside the courtroom before the case starts. The judge says that the decision to refuse TV transmission from the courtroom is the result of a balance. A case “of monumental importance” He writes in the ruling that the case is “undoubtedly of monumental importance”, and points out that never before has a sitting or former American president been prosecuted in a criminal case. The trial against Trump has attracted unprecedented public interest and media attention, the ruling states. – The population is rightly hungry for the most accurate and up-to-date information available. To suggest otherwise would be untrue, writes judge Juan Merchan. Nevertheless, he says no to the case being televised in its entirety. Both supporters and opponents Outside Trump Tower, some have lined up with large banners. One of them, Trump supporter John McGuigan, has traveled from New Jersey to show support for the former president. Trump supporter McGuigan has met in New York to show support. Photo: Tove Bjørgaas / news – Trump is the best thing that has happened to the United States, says McGuigan to news. – What do you think will happen to him? – I don’t think he will get any time in prison, I think they are prosecuting him to humiliate him, says McGuigan. Robert Hoatson is from New Jersey. He says this is a great moment for America. – If Trump gets some more power, we can be done, says Hoatson to news. Robert Hoatson fears what will happen if Trump is re-elected president. Photo: Tove Bjørgaas / news Asks people to “control themselves” Mayor Eric Adams warned people on Monday against being violent and asked them to “control themselves”. – New York is our home and not a place for your misplaced anger, he added. Adams also said that there are no specific threats and that they are well armed. The police in New York have reportedly asked all of their 35,000 employees to be ready and on standby during Trump’s visit. Mayor of New York Eric Adams says during a press conference on Monday that they are well prepared. Photo: EDUARDO MUNOZ / Reuters He also made a direct message to Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has planned a protest outside the courthouse. – While you’re in town, behave yourself, he said. Both police and security forces are in place at the courthouse and outside Trump Tower in Manhattan. – I’m going, believe it or not, to the courthouse. America should not have been like this, Trump wrote on Truth Social, which is his own platform. On the way from the Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, several Trump supporters stood and waved election campaign flags along the road. Indicted for bribery A month before the presidential election in 2016, Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen is said to have paid $130,000 to porn actress Stormy Daniels, in exchange for her not telling about an alleged sexual relationship with Trump. Cohen claims that Trump ordered him to do so. Stormy Daniels is said to have received $130,000 not to tell about an alleged sexual relationship with Donald Trump. Photo: Markus Schreiber / AP The case against Trump has been under investigation since 2018, but federal investigators shelved it a year later. More than 30 points It is not clear exactly what they have decided to indict Trump for. But sources tell CNN that it is about more than the hush money, and that the indictment should cover around 30 points. Photo: MARCO BELLO / Reuters Trump believes the indictment is politically motivated, and has rejected the charges. His lawyer also called the indictment “the lowest point in the history of our criminal justice system.”
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