Before being charged with a crime in the hush money case, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump was seen leaving his Mar-a-Lago residence and boarding a plane for New York.
As it made its way to an airport in Palm Beach, Florida, soon after noon on Monday, Trump’s motorcade passed the entrance to his hotel.
On the way out of the resort and along a road, about six black automobiles were seen traveling.
A person familiar with the former president’s travel arrangements told CNN that he is scheduled to arrive at Queens’ LaGuardia Airport around 3pm.
After his court appearance, according to the source, Trump intends to fly back to Florida.
Trump on Sunday night wrote on his Truth Social platform: ‘I will be leaving Mar-a-Lago on Monday at 12 noon, heading to Trump Tower in New York.’
Trump leaves Mar-a-Lago for his plane to New York to face criminal charges
He added: ‘On Tuesday morning I will be going to, believe it or not, the Courthouse. America was not supposed to be this way!’
Trump is expected to surrender to law enforcement in lower Manhattan early this week. He will be the first ex-president in US history to face criminal charges.
He faces about 30 charges for his alleged role in a $130,000 payment his former lawyer Michael Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels to silence her claims of an affair with Trump. The exact charges are not yet known.
Trump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina said he did not know how Tuesday could unfold.
‘This is unprecedented. I don’t know. I’ve done a million arraignments in that courthouse with celebrities and whatnot. But this is a whole different thing. We have Secret Service involved,’ Tacopina told ABC News’ This Week anchor George Stephanopoulos.
‘I understand they’re closing the courthouse for the afternoon. I just don’t know what to expect to see.’
Trump is planning to give a speech back at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday evening after his arraignment.
A Manhattan grand jury voted on Thursday to indict Trump.