The unprecedented indictment, arrest and arraignment of a former president put Donald Trump in the spotlight of New York's legal system. Dramatic photos from Tuesday, April 4, 2023, document the historic day Trump was arraigned at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York City after a grand jury voted to indict him on March 30, 2023. The grand jury heard evidence related to hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels, former Playboy model Karen McDougal and a former Trump Tower doorman during Trumpās 2016 presidential campaign. Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, and his arraignment sets in motion a long series of legal proceedings that could eventually result in a criminal trial.
Donald Trump appears in the courtroom
Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court.
Trump in the courtroom.
Court police stand behind the defense table.
Trump surrenders
Trump is illuminated by blue strobe lights as he arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Court.
Former President Donald Trump enters court for his arraignment.
Donald Trump makes his way inside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse to appear in a courtroom.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, far right, passes through a hallway outside the courtroom.
Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in New York to surrender in Manhattan to criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments.
The scene outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse: high security and protests
Protestors gather outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York City.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York City.
Police walk by the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse.
Gregory Wiliams holds a sign outside of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse.
The crowd near Trump Tower on the morning of former president Donald Trump's arraignment April 4, 2023.
Protesters display a banner criticizing former President Donald Trump outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse.
Supporters of former president Donald Trump argue with opponents outside the Manhattan District Attorney's office.
Back at Mar-a-Lago
Former President Donald Trump waves to supporters from his motorcade as he returns to Mar-a Lago following his arraignment in New York on April 4, 2023.
Supporters rally along the motorcade route waiting for former President Donald Trump to return home to Mar-a Lago.
Former President Donald Trump returns to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., after being arraigned in New York City.
Eric Trump, son of former President Donald Trump, touches his father's shoulder as former President Trump arrives to a press event at Mar-A-Lago.
Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at Mar-A-Lago after facing arraignment in New York earlier in the day.
