election as his supporters and detractors noisily rallied outside the Manhattan courthouse where he will appear.
Typically, people facing arraignment are fingerprinted and have mugshot photographs taken. The court appearance was likely to be brief.Yahoo News late on Monday reported that Trump would face 34 felony counts for falsification of business records. In a social media post, Trump said Manhattan Criminal Court was a “very unfair venue” and urged that the case be moved to the New York City borough of Staten Island, which regularly votes Republican. It was unclear whether Trump’s lawyers would argue in court on Tuesday for a change of venue.
Trump’s lead has widened over rivals in the Republican Party’s presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday, conducted after news broke that he would face criminal charges.