Every day, hundreds of people are taken into law enforcement custody in New York City. Former President Donald Trump is expected to become one of them as early as next week.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said it had contacted Trump’s lawyer to coordinate his surrender and arraignment. There can be differences in where the different steps happen, how long they take, whether handcuffs come out and other particulars. A lot depends on the severity of the case and whether defendants arrange to turn themselves in.
“This would be a unique outlier,” said Jeremy Saland, a defence lawyer and former prosecutor in Manhattan.
There's long been a lot of talk involving such matters, however to date the various arms of the US legal system haven't managed to land more than the odd glancing blow on Trump, so it would be quite a turn up for the books if there is to be a different outcome this time around.