Trump leaves Trump Tower to surrender to criminal charges

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 04: NYPD officers gather outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on April 04, 2023 in New York City. Former President Donald Trump will be arraigned today following his indictment by a grand jury on charges related to money he paid in 2016 to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Kena Betancur/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

New York, United States | AFP | Tuesday 4/4/2023 – 19:11 UTC+2 | 58 words

Donald Trump left his New York skyscraper amid tight security Tuesday to turn himself in for a historic court appearance on criminal charges that threaten to upend the 2024 White House race.

His motorcade departed Trump Tower to drive the six-mile (10-kilometer) journey to the courthouse in Manhattan with police lining the streets and helicopters buzzing overhead.