Donald Trump is slated to appear in federal court on Tuesday afternoon. Trump will be arrested, though it’s not clear if he will be fingerprinted or photographed—that’s standard procedure, but he got special treatment on those when he was arraigned in New York state court. The appearance is likely to serve as his arraignment, though it is formally billed as an initial court appearance.
Those are just a couple of the things that are unclear as the hour approaches for Trump to turn himself in on 37 federal criminal charges. He is likely to arrive at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. federal courthouse through an underground garage, and no cameras are allowed in the courtroom. However, in New York the public did get a few seconds of video of Trump moving through the courthouse. The public, including reporters, are allowed in the federal courtroom, so we are likely to get detailed descriptions of the proceedings once they are complete.