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| Donald J. Trump traveled to New York from Florida on Monday to face arraignment in the first indictment of a former American president, his trip monitored minutely from the moment he left his Palm Beach estate until he arrived at Trump Tower in Midtown. | Donald J. Trump traveled to New York from Florida on Monday to face arraignment in the first indictment of a former American president, his trip monitored minutely from the moment he left his Palm Beach estate until he arrived at Trump Tower in Midtown. |
| Live trackers followed his red-white-and-blue plane all the way to its arrival at La Guardia Airport. Helicopters broadcast the motorcade that swept him to his Manhattan home, which was hemmed in by press, the police and protesters. | Live trackers followed his red-white-and-blue plane all the way to its arrival at La Guardia Airport. Helicopters broadcast the motorcade that swept him to his Manhattan home, which was hemmed in by press, the police and protesters. |
| On Tuesday morning, the din will give way to a solemn drama with historic stakes. The former president will be whisked downtown by police officers and Secret Service agents to surrender at the office of the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg. He will then be arraigned in the Manhattan Criminal Courts Building, where his supporters plan a rally outside. | On Tuesday morning, the din will give way to a solemn drama with historic stakes. The former president will be whisked downtown by police officers and Secret Service agents to surrender at the office of the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg. He will then be arraigned in the Manhattan Criminal Courts Building, where his supporters plan a rally outside. |
| Mayor Eric Adams warned Mr. Trump’s supporters to keep the peace, saying that the dignity of the proceedings would not be disrupted. Barricades were deployed, and the Police Department sent a stand-ready order to its roughly 35,000 officers, a force larger and better trained than some national armies. | Mayor Eric Adams warned Mr. Trump’s supporters to keep the peace, saying that the dignity of the proceedings would not be disrupted. Barricades were deployed, and the Police Department sent a stand-ready order to its roughly 35,000 officers, a force larger and better trained than some national armies. |
| “While there may be some rabble-rousers thinking of coming to our city tomorrow, our message is clear and simple: Control yourselves,” Mr. Adams said at a news conference on Monday. “New York is our home and not a place for your misplaced anger.” | “While there may be some rabble-rousers thinking of coming to our city tomorrow, our message is clear and simple: Control yourselves,” Mr. Adams said at a news conference on Monday. “New York is our home and not a place for your misplaced anger.” |
| The indictment that set off the furor is linked to a payment made during the 2016 election to buy the silence of a porn star, Stormy Daniels. Ms. Daniels has said she had a brief sexual relationship with Mr. Trump in 2006. Mr. Trump denies the affair. | The indictment that set off the furor is linked to a payment made during the 2016 election to buy the silence of a porn star, Stormy Daniels. Ms. Daniels has said she had a brief sexual relationship with Mr. Trump in 2006. Mr. Trump denies the affair. |
| Mr. Bragg’s case against Mr. Trump has already roiled the national political landscape, and Mr. Trump has attacked the proceedings as a partisan move aimed at crippling his bid for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. | Mr. Bragg’s case against Mr. Trump has already roiled the national political landscape, and Mr. Trump has attacked the proceedings as a partisan move aimed at crippling his bid for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. |
| The indictment is the result of one of several investigations into Mr. Trump’s conduct. In Georgia, the Fulton County district attorney is examining whether he attempted to pressure state officials into swaying the state into his column in the 2020 election. A federal special counsel is looking into the case of classified documents found in his possession and his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol that was intended to block the certification of the vote. | |
| But Mr. Bragg was the first prosecutor to move, turning himself into an immediate lightning rod for bitter criticism from Mr. Trump’s Republican allies and rivals alike. And the charges, which will be unsealed Tuesday, forced Mr. Trump’s dramatic return to a city where he grew up and rose to the fame that catapulted him to the presidency. | But Mr. Bragg was the first prosecutor to move, turning himself into an immediate lightning rod for bitter criticism from Mr. Trump’s Republican allies and rivals alike. And the charges, which will be unsealed Tuesday, forced Mr. Trump’s dramatic return to a city where he grew up and rose to the fame that catapulted him to the presidency. |
| His appearance has put the city on edge, stoking concern over the possibility of unrest as Mr. Trump is fingerprinted and processed. | His appearance has put the city on edge, stoking concern over the possibility of unrest as Mr. Trump is fingerprinted and processed. |
| In warning protesters, Mr. Adams singled out Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a conservative Republican from Georgia and staunch Trump backer who has criticized the decision to indict Mr. Trump. She has advertised a demonstration planned for Tuesday with Jack Posobiec, an internet conspiracy theorist, and Graham Allen, a right-wing commentator. | In warning protesters, Mr. Adams singled out Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a conservative Republican from Georgia and staunch Trump backer who has criticized the decision to indict Mr. Trump. She has advertised a demonstration planned for Tuesday with Jack Posobiec, an internet conspiracy theorist, and Graham Allen, a right-wing commentator. |
| “Although we have no specific threats, people like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is known to spread misinformation and hate speech, she stated she’s coming to town. When you’re in town, be on your best behavior,” Mr. Adams said. | “Although we have no specific threats, people like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is known to spread misinformation and hate speech, she stated she’s coming to town. When you’re in town, be on your best behavior,” Mr. Adams said. |
| Shortly after his comments, Representative Greene riposted on Twitter: “Now Mayor Adams is threatening me. Unbelievable.” | Shortly after his comments, Representative Greene riposted on Twitter: “Now Mayor Adams is threatening me. Unbelievable.” |
| President Biden said on a Monday visit to Minnesota that he was confident that New York authorities could handle any trouble. “I have faith in the New York Police Department,” he said. | President Biden said on a Monday visit to Minnesota that he was confident that New York authorities could handle any trouble. “I have faith in the New York Police Department,” he said. |
| While Mr. Trump encouraged protests last month to “TAKE OUR NATION BACK” in announcing that he expected to be arrested, he has not made any specific call to action for Tuesday comparable to his Dec. 19, 2020, post on Twitter that explicitly summoned supporters to a rally in Washington on Jan. 6. | While Mr. Trump encouraged protests last month to “TAKE OUR NATION BACK” in announcing that he expected to be arrested, he has not made any specific call to action for Tuesday comparable to his Dec. 19, 2020, post on Twitter that explicitly summoned supporters to a rally in Washington on Jan. 6. |
| It is not clear whether Mr. Trump plans to make a statement in New York after he is indicted. Even if he does, signs are scant that the overt coordination of mass protests that characterized the weeks and months before Jan. 6 has taken place. | It is not clear whether Mr. Trump plans to make a statement in New York after he is indicted. Even if he does, signs are scant that the overt coordination of mass protests that characterized the weeks and months before Jan. 6 has taken place. |
| On Monday, Mr. Trump left his estate, Mar-a-Lago, and landed in New York at 3:28 p.m. He was taken in a motorcade to Trump Tower, where at least four helicopters hovered. Dozens of police officers and detectives stood near the entrance, and photographers scrambled up ladders to gain vantage points for their shots. Mr. Trump waved briefly to supporters behind police barricades. | On Monday, Mr. Trump left his estate, Mar-a-Lago, and landed in New York at 3:28 p.m. He was taken in a motorcade to Trump Tower, where at least four helicopters hovered. Dozens of police officers and detectives stood near the entrance, and photographers scrambled up ladders to gain vantage points for their shots. Mr. Trump waved briefly to supporters behind police barricades. |
| Ariel Kohane, 51, of Manhattan gathered with others behind pro-Trump banners. He said he showed up to “voice my outrage over what even some Democrats are saying is political persecution.” | Ariel Kohane, 51, of Manhattan gathered with others behind pro-Trump banners. He said he showed up to “voice my outrage over what even some Democrats are saying is political persecution.” |
| “This has nothing to do with law and order,” he said. “It’s about stopping him from running and winning in 2024.” | “This has nothing to do with law and order,” he said. “It’s about stopping him from running and winning in 2024.” |
| Dion Cini, 54, appeared on the corner of East 56th Street and Fifth Avenue wearing a red “Make America Great Again” baseball hat and “Ultra Extreme MAGA” T-shirt. | Dion Cini, 54, appeared on the corner of East 56th Street and Fifth Avenue wearing a red “Make America Great Again” baseball hat and “Ultra Extreme MAGA” T-shirt. |
| “Give me liberty or give me death,” he yelled. | “Give me liberty or give me death,” he yelled. |
| A protester in a black clown costume squeezed a horn to harass Trump supporters. When one responded with his own air horn, an ensuing shoving match had to be broken up by the police. | A protester in a black clown costume squeezed a horn to harass Trump supporters. When one responded with his own air horn, an ensuing shoving match had to be broken up by the police. |
| For some people simply trying to go about their day, the disruption fanned anti-Trump embers into flames. | For some people simply trying to go about their day, the disruption fanned anti-Trump embers into flames. |
| “Good lord, it makes you hate this guy even more,” said Nick Jones, 48, of Minneapolis, as he attempted to navigate the tight spaces on the sidewalk. | “Good lord, it makes you hate this guy even more,” said Nick Jones, 48, of Minneapolis, as he attempted to navigate the tight spaces on the sidewalk. |
| Even if Mr. Trump’s arraignment were to touch off disturbances in New York, the authorities seemed to have learned valuable lessons from the Capitol riot and from the challenges posed by the nationwide protests against police violence in 2020. The New York City Police Department, state law enforcement agencies, the Secret Service and the U.S. Marshals Service have coordinated efforts and increased intelligence collection. | Even if Mr. Trump’s arraignment were to touch off disturbances in New York, the authorities seemed to have learned valuable lessons from the Capitol riot and from the challenges posed by the nationwide protests against police violence in 2020. The New York City Police Department, state law enforcement agencies, the Secret Service and the U.S. Marshals Service have coordinated efforts and increased intelligence collection. |
| Robert Reilly, a former F.B.I. agent in New Jersey who handled domestic terrorism cases, said New York City itself was a deterrent, and it poses an elemental problem that does not exist in other locations where violent protests have occurred, such as Washington and Charlottesville, Va. | Robert Reilly, a former F.B.I. agent in New Jersey who handled domestic terrorism cases, said New York City itself was a deterrent, and it poses an elemental problem that does not exist in other locations where violent protests have occurred, such as Washington and Charlottesville, Va. |
| “It is too far, and too many tolls,” he said, “and nowhere to park.” | “It is too far, and too many tolls,” he said, “and nowhere to park.” |
| Mr. Adams reassured New Yorkers that the Police Department was equipped to handle Mr. Trump’s visit, whatever may unfold. He urged residents to go about their normal routines. | Mr. Adams reassured New Yorkers that the Police Department was equipped to handle Mr. Trump’s visit, whatever may unfold. He urged residents to go about their normal routines. |
| “New York City is always ready,” he said. | “New York City is always ready,” he said. |
| Chelsia Rose Marcius, Nate Schweber, Joshua Needelman, Glenn Thrush, Adam Goldman, Alan Feuer, Liset Cruz and Michael D. Regan contributed reporting. | Chelsia Rose Marcius, Nate Schweber, Joshua Needelman, Glenn Thrush, Adam Goldman, Alan Feuer, Liset Cruz and Michael D. Regan contributed reporting. |