REUTERS, NEW YORK

Former US President Donald Trump was set to fly from Florida to New York City yesterday, ahead of his scheduled arraignment related to hush money paid to a porn star before the 2016 election, as security tightens in Manhattan. Trump, the first former US president to face criminal charges, is due to be arraigned, fingerprinted and photographed at the downtown Manhattan courthouse today. His lawyers have said he will enter a plea of not guilty. The specific charges included in the grand jury indictment have not been disclosed; today’s arraignment marks Trump’s first appearance in court in the case. In a social media post late on Sunday, Trump said he planned to leave his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach at noon for the Trump Tower in Manhattan before heading to the courthouse this morning. A court official said the arraignment was planned for 2:15 pm (1815 GMT) today. Trump then will return to Florida and deliver remarks at Mar-a-Lago at 8:15 pm today, his office said.