Former US president Donald Trump is ready to be arraigned on Tuesday after his indictment in New York City, court docket officers mentioned on Friday.

Mr Trump’s give up will usher within the unprecedented state of affairs of a former US commander-in-chief being arrested and arraigned.

Mr Trump’s indictment, introduced on Thursday, got here after a grand jury probe into hush cash paid through the 2016 presidential marketing campaign to squelch allegations of an extramarital sexual encounter.

The indictment itself has remained sealed, as is normal in New York earlier than an arraignment.

Mr Trump has denied any wrongdoing and denounced the investigation as a “scam”, a “persecution”, an injustice and a political low blow geared toward damaging his 2024 presidential run.

He is a Republican; the district legal professional who oversaw the inquiry, Alvin Bragg, is a Democrat.

No ex-president has ever been charged with a criminal offense earlier than.

Mr Trump has Secret Service safety, so brokers would should be by his aspect always.

Indeed, Mr Trump was requested to give up on Friday, however his attorneys mentioned the Secret Service wanted extra time to make safety preparations, two folks aware of the matter instructed The Associated Press.

Even for defendants who flip themselves in, answering prison prices in New York usually entails not less than a number of hours of detention whereas being fingerprinted, photographed, and going by different procedures.