The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday night that it had contacted a lawyer for former US President Donald Trump to arrange his “surrender” to a New York court, making it official that he had indeed been charged in connection with the case. payment to porn stars in 2016.

“We have contacted an attorney for Mr. Trump this evening to coordinate his surrender before the Manhattan District Attorney (a.k.a. Alvin Bragg) for arraignment” in New York, a prosecutor’s spokesman said in a laconic statement after the criminal prosecution following a jury vote.

The indictment remains “sealed” for the time being and a hearing date has not yet been set, the statement added.

Trump lawyer: Former US President Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday

Former US President Donald Trump is expected to voluntarily surrender to a New York court to face charges on Tuesday, April 4, his lawyer said, according to the New York Times.

This is the first time that a criminal prosecution will be brought against a former US president.