Donald Trump surrendered himself into custody at the district attorney’s office ahead of his arraignment hearing on April 4. Before heading into the courthouse, Trump wrote that the experience seemed “surreal” on Truth Social, adding, “WOW, they are going to ARREST ME. Can’t believe this is happening in America. MAGA!”
Given Trump’s unique arrest circumstances, little is known about whether he will be afforded special treatment. However, he will have to go through the normal booking process, including fingerprinting, just like everybody else.
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In true Trump fashion, he wasn’t going down without sounding off. After announcing his then-pending detention, Trump made an impassioned rallying cry to his loyal followers on March 18. “Protest, take our nation back!” he wrote on Truth Social. It appeared some famous faces followed him up on his call to action, as fellow controversial Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene and George Santos joined his swaths of supporters in the streets of NYC ahead of Trump’s arraignment. These charges are only the tip of the iceberg in the laundry list of Trump’s scandals, as the former president is the subject of multiple ongoing criminal investigations, including one for inciting the violence that occurred during the January 6 Capitol riots.
