Donald Trump arrived in New York on Monday where a criminal court is due to serve him on Tuesday with his indictment in a case of fraud related to a payment of money to a porn star, a historic court appearance for a former president of the United States. It is an event all the more extraordinary as the 76-year-old Republican billionaire has relaunched himself in the race for the Republican nomination to regain the presidency in November 2024. His private Boeing 757, stamped with his name, has landed around 7:25 p.m. at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
READ ALSOStormy Daniels, the bomb that can implode Donald TrumpJust before leaving his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida, Donald Trump wrote in capital letters on his social network Truth Social that he was traveling to New York to “make America great again” and that he was victim of a “witch hunt when (his) great country is sinking into hell”. In New York, the surroundings of the Trump Tower where the businessman will stay 36 hours have been under high security for days, even if only a handful of pro and anti-Trump demonstrators parade there. Since Friday, an opponent has been walking around with two signs: “Lock him up and… throw away the key”.
“Ex and future president”
Conversely, a supporter, Vito Dichiara, retired from Long Island, explains to AFP that he is “here to support Donald Trump, the former and future president of the United States”. “The Democratic Party is simply interfering in the election, Donald Trump won in 2020 but the Democrats stole the election,” thinks this 71-year-old man who presents himself as a former Fox News cameraman.
In fact, Donald Trump never admitted his defeat in the last presidential election in November 2020 and has since accused Joe Biden of having “cheated” and of having “stolen” the victory. He dreams of regaining the White House in November 2024. For the moment, he is preparing for the legal “battle” in New York, according to one of his lawyers.
In an unprecedented move, the populist former head of state, who upended the political system, society and the balance of power in the United States, was charged with criminal charges on March 30 by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. After five years of investigation by the New York State Department.
As the courthouse district in lower Manhattan is placed under tight security, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former police officer, warned potential “troublemakers” by urging them to ” to master “.
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2023-04-03 07:00:00
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