Trump to face court charges in New York as police tighten security

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A supporter holds a banner of former US president Donald Trump who is to be booked, fingerprinted and will have a mugshot taken at a Manhattan court in New York on the afternoon of April 4, 2023, before appearing before a judge as the first ever American president to face criminal charges. PHOTO | GIORGIO VIERA | AFP 

United States (US) ex-president and 2024 US elections Republican nominee frontrunner Donald Trump will appear in court on Tuesday. He is set to be formally charged, finger-printed and have a mug shot taken in a watershed moment ahead of next year's presidential election.

Trump was indicted last week becoming the first sitting or former president to face criminal charges, over a case involving a 2016 hush money payment top adult film star Stormy Daniels. He has said he is innocent and is due to plead not guilty.