Former president of the United State of America, Donald Trump, was on Tuesday, April 4, arrested at a courthouse in New York City.
The 76-year-old, who’s the first former US president to be arrested on crimin@l charges, is being arraigned at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse over an alleged $130,000 (£104,000) hush money payment given to adult film actress Stormy Daniels on his behalf in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, which he won.
SkyNews reports that the said sum was allegedly made to prevent her from discussing a s£xual encounter she said she had with Trump at a hotel in Lake Tahoe in 2006.
He has denied having a s£xual relationship with Ms Daniels.
Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen has said the ex-president directed him to arrange the $130,000 payment to Ms Daniels.
And Trump has acknowledged reimbursing him for the payment, with the Trump Organization logging the reimbursement as legal expenses.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing and is due to plead not guilty.
Meanwhile, on his social media platform shortly before his arrest, Trump wrote: “Heading to Lower Manhattan, the Courthouse. Seems so SURREAL – WOW, they are going to ARREST ME. Can’t believe this is happening in America. MAGA!”
