Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg arrived at the downtown courthouse hours before former President Donald Trump arrived in the courtroom to testify.
Bragg was surrounded by heavy security when he arrived at 100 Central Street shortly before 8 am.
Photographs circulated before the court show that more than 100 journalists gathered outside after they were not allowed to enter the broadcast room, while only 5 photographers were allowed to attend.
Good morning from the New York Criminal Courthouse, where Trump’s indictment is taking place today. There are already more than 100 journalists in line. Cold! pic.twitter.com/rHOjb7MkrD
— Clarissa-Jan Lim (@clarissajanlim) April 4, 2023
Greetings from the ~Line~ which consists of 50 or 60 reporters. Pizza boxes, sun loungers and blankets are strewn everywhere. Someone sleeps, someone communicates. @HellGateNY says they are selling their No. 2 seat for “a minimum of $10,000.” The night has just begun. pic.twitter.com/yOj5608Khan
— Brittany.kriegstein (@BKriegstein) April 4, 2023
Chris Keyza, one of Trump’s lawyers, said the former president will speak to reporters before and after the session, which is due to take place this afternoon, Tuesday, indicating that Trump will speak to the audience in the lobby before and after the procedures. at 2:15 a.m. and then he will speak from his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
Trump, 76, was charged with at least 30 counts by the Attorney General’s Office last week after he paid to silence porn actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
Source: New York Post.