Trump Arrested After Turning Himself in for Arraignment in Hush Money Case

As expected, Donald Trump turned himself in on Tuesday to be arraigned in a much-publicized hush money case.

Trump arrived at a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday at around 1:30 p.m. local time, per NBC News. He will now be fingerprinted before his formal arraignment, which is slated for 2:15 p.m. local time.

On March 30, Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury over his alleged part in a hush money scheme involving a payment made to Stormy Daniels. The indictment followed a years-long investigation and made Trump the first current or former president to face criminal charges.

Having clearly learned nothing from the woeful circus of the 2016 election, many news outlets have been treating Trump’s pending arraignment in the case with the same level of around-the-clock coverage, thus giving Trump exactly what he’s always aiming for: unprecedented levels of attention. It’s a frustrating but unsurprising development in the larger story surrounding Trump’s veering from former Apprentice host to former POTUS, a transition that—in retrospect—makes a depressing amount of sense given the bankrupt infrastructure of American politics and the equally bankrupt ideologies of those most eager to play a part.

As for when to expect a trial in Trump’s case, that step of the proceedings isn’t expected to begin until 2024. In recent comments to MSNBC, former Manhattan assistant district attorney Marc Agnifilo said he expects the trial “to be maybe a year from now,” adding that this timeline is “probably a safe guess.”

This story is being updated.