Critical week for him Donald TrumpNew York, the judiciary and political life USA started yesterday The former president of the most powerful democracy on the planet, who is fighting to return to power in the wake of the 2024 elections, left his residence in Florida yesterday afternoon and headed to his native New York, where he will stand trial. will face charges today in connection with the high-profile Stormy Daniels case.

The exact indictment handed down by the grand jury has yet to be made public. It is known, however, that she revolves around how money spent by Trump on porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, the year of the presidential election, was disclosed to the tax authorities in order to prevent her from disclosing information about sexual relations with whom she allegedly had an affair. him many years before he entered politics.

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Security services are on the move as supporters of the former president prepare demonstrations in New York and Florida to support him.

After a relaxing weekend of golf and hanging out with friends, Donald Trump left his Mar-a-Lago, Florida mansion last night for a motorcade to Palm Beach Airport, from where he took his private jet to New York. York.

Along the way, many of his followers lined up to express their support and denounce the prosecution as political persecution. Today, shortly after noon, the former president will be taken to Manhattan court, where he will have to go through the inevitable process for all defendants: fingerprinting, photographing, indictment, indictment.

However, unlike what usually happens in such cases, he will wait until he is brought not to the cell, but to the interrogation room, during transportation he will not be handcuffed, but will be accompanied by security officers, which answers for the safety of the current president of the country, as well as his predecessors.

Trump’s close allies, such as Republican Marjorie Taylor Green, have urged his supporters to take to the streets around the trial in recent days.

Yesterday, the NYPD installed metal barriers around the courthouse and Trump Tower, and a White House spokesman said emergency security measures would be in place to prevent incidents.

US President Joe Biden said he has confidence in the American justice system and expressed confidence that the New York City police authorities will prevent any risk of incidents.

After leaving the courthouse, where he will “please not guilty”, Donald Trump will return to Mar-a-Lago, where he announced the press conference for tonight in prime time.

In the first year, the Stormy Daniels prosecution works in his favor, rallying the Republican base around him, according to US media estimates.