Trump impersonator riding in a limo causes CHAOS outside of Trump Tower as he fools press and MAGA
A person dressed as Donald Trump driving past Trump Tower in a limousine fooled bystanders into believing the former US president was on his way to his arrest.
Trump landed in New York City Monday afternoon ahead of his landmark indictment in the Stormy Daniels hush money case.
The indictment will make Trump the first former US president to face criminal charges when he is indicted and fingerprinted at the courthouse in midtown Manhattan.
Outside Trump Tower, where the former president resides, supporters and critics gathered in anticipation of the 2:15 a.m. arraignment on Tuesday. he l
A person dressed as former US President Donald Trump drove past Trump Tower in a limousine on Tuesday, causing chaos as bystanders were fooled into thinking he was on his way to arrest.
The man was seen wearing a red cap with the US on the front and pointing to the crowd as he made his way
Photos from outside the impostor’s building showed a red-faced man pouting and waving to the crowd as he drove past wearing a fake security detail.
The man was seen wearing a red cap with the US on the front and pointing to the crowd as he made his way.
The real Trump left Trump Tower just after 1 p.m. Tuesday with a defiant fist as he made his way to the Manhattan courthouse where he was to be arrested.
The indictment – the first against a former US president – has been met with glee by Trump’s political enemies and disgust by many Republicans, who see it as nothing more than a biased attempt by left-wing prosecutors to prevent him from returning to office.
The cause has bolstered support among his die-hard backers and fans; in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, Trump now leads main rival Ron DeSantis.
Trump now leads in both states. In Massachusetts, he has a 24-point lead over DeSantis, according to a new Boston Herald/Opinion Diagnostics poll. In New Hampshire, his lead is smaller at 13 percent.
Since the indictment was passed last Thursday, Trump’s team said he has raised a record $8 million in donations.
Trump last night demanded that Alvin Bragg turn himself in for “illegally leaking” details of the indictment, including 34 felonies.
Trump is not expected to pose for a mugshot, nor will he be led into the courtroom in handcuffs. His fingerprints will be taken.
While the full contents of the indictment remain a mystery, details have been slowly leaking since the grand jury decided to indict last week.
About 34 crimes are expected, but it remains unclear what those are.
Photos from outside the impostor’s building showed a red-faced man pouting and waving to the crowd as he drove past wearing a fake security detail
The false start caused chaos as bystanders believed they had witnessed the real former US president leaving before his arrest
The real Trump left Trump Tower just after 1 p.m. Tuesday with a defiant fist as he made his way to the courthouse in Manhattan
In a Truth Social post last night Trump infuriated: “DA BRAGG JUST UNLAWFULLY LEAKED THE 33 counts of indictment.
“There are no changes or surprises from what he leaked directly from the Grand Jury days ago.
No crime by Trump. What a mess. Bragg should resign. NOW!’
Reporters began lining up outside the court at 2 p.m. Monday — 9 p.m. before the hearing.
By 6 a.m., more than 120 were lined up with dozens of TV cameras pointed at the courthouse and 20 satellite trucks parked in the street.
Judge Merchan banned TV cameras from the courtroom after Trump’s lawyers objected, but he still allowed photographers into the courtroom.
Photographers were also allowed to shoot from the hallway to the courtroom.
Reporters are also prohibited from using electronics in court, the judge ruled, saying anyone caught using a phone or laptop will have it confiscated.
The ruling came after Trump’s lawyers protested cameras in court saying it would create a “circus-like atmosphere.”
They claimed it could raise security concerns and “contradicted President Trump’s presumption of innocence.”
Trump, who was impeached twice by the US House but never convicted in the US Senate, becomes the first former president to face criminal charges.
The country’s 45th commander in chief will be escorted from Trump Tower to the courthouse by Secret Service.
The former reality TV star has hyped that story to his political advantage, raising millions of dollars since indictment over claims of a “witch hunt.”
The former president was seen at Trump Tower on Monday. His lawyer said he plans to plead not guilty “loud and proud” in court on Tuesday
Trump was supposed to leave Trump Tower around 10:30 a.m., but it was later. His motorcade of Secret Service agents and NYPD police will cause road closures across Manhattan. Once he reaches the courthouse, his fingerprints will be taken. Then he will appear before Judge Juan Merchan. He will plead “loud and proud” not guilty. Trump is then expected to return to LaGuardia Airport in Queens this afternoon. He will fly back to Mar-a-Lago, where he will give a speech at 8:15 p.m
Following the indictment, Trump is expected to be released by authorities because the charges against him do not require bail to be set.
The investigation examines six-figure payments made to porn actor Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal.
Both say they had sexual encounters with the married Trump years before he entered politics.
Trump denies having sexual relations with either woman and has denied any allegation regarding payments.
A conviction would not prevent Trump from running for president or winning it in 2024.