Former US President Donald Trump is scheduled to fly from Florida to New York on Monday to appear in court on Tuesday to face charges in connection with the hush money scandal against porn star Stormy Daniels.
This is reported by the Reuters agency.
Trump will be fingerprinted and photographed in court on Tuesday. Trump will then appear before a judge for the first time in the case and face charges that have not been made public.
It will be a historic moment when the former President of the United States hears the criminal charges brought against him.
According to a Trump adviser, the former president plans to leave his Mar-a-Lago estate for Palm Beach, Florida, at noon on Monday and arrive later in the day in New York and spend the night at Trump Tower in Manhattan.
After the court visits, Trump will return to Florida and give a speech at Mar-a-Lago.
New York City police began erecting barricades at the edge of the sidewalks around the Trump skyscraper and the Manhattan Criminal Court building in midtown over the weekend. Other courtrooms on the upper floors of the courthouse will be closed due to security measures.
Demonstrations are expected in Trump's residences, and the police have promised to be ready for them.
"Officers are on high alert and the department remains ready to respond as needed and will ensure that everyone can peacefully exercise their rights," the New York Police Department said in a statement.
The story involved in the case began in 2006, when porn actress Stormy Daniels met Trump at a charity golf tournament and he paid her for sex at a hotel near the Lake Tahoe resort.
Prosecutors believe that in October 2016, at the height of the presidential campaign, the porn actress received under a non-disclosure agreement at least $130,000, which was actually intended to finance Trump's election campaign. This is a felony punishable by up to four years in prison under New York state law.
Trump claims his innocence and political persecution by the administration of President Joe Biden.