The arrest will last until charges are brought against him.
It is stated that Trump will be free to leave the court within half an hour.
Of the arrest, the ex-president said he couldn’t believe “this is happening in America.”
Note that in US procedural law, arrest does not mean custody. The accused remains under arrest only while charges are being laid. Previously, the former US leader was exempt from almost all additional procedures involved in the arrest. He will not be handcuffed, he will not be photographed for the record and his fingerprints have been taken beforehand.
Trump is accused of paying porn actress Stormy Daniels a large sum of money in the middle of the 2016 presidential campaign to keep quiet about their past affair.
Experts see the process that has begun as an opportunity for the former US president to return to big politics. In particular, Fox News host Hannity said “charges against Trump will boost his chances of winning the election” next year.
On Tuesday, CNBC reported that Trump’s 2024 campaign received $7 million in his accounts as he traveled to New York City awaiting arrest and indictment.
