Donald Trump will not be handcuffed, to plead not guilty on surrendering: Lawyer

Former US president Donald Trump who is likely to appear before a New York court on coming Tuesday, will not be handcuffed when he surrenders to face criminal charges, as per his lawyer. 

Trump's attorney Joe Tacopina told a media portal Friday that the former president "will not be put in handcuffs." Tacopina said no handcuffs is apparently as per an agreement between his defence attorneys and Manhattan prosecutors. Nevertheless, AI has already predicted how Trump will look like like in handcuffs and it is only a matter of days to see what protocols are to be followed. 

However, Tacopina added that when Trump, the 45th president of the United States, appears in court, he is likely to be fingerprinted and subjected to other routine procedures.

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Moreover, another Trump attorney Susan Necheles said the former president will plead not guilty.

Trump is facing charges in an indictment handed by a grand jury looking into a hush-money payment made to former porn star Stormy Daniels during Trump's 2016 campaign. 

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"I don't know how all this is going to go down," Tacopina said in an interview adding, "There's no textbook to see how you arraign a former president of the United States in criminal court."

Tacopina said Trump and his defence team were surprised by his indictment. "Initially, we were all shocked. Didn't believe they were actually going to go through with this because there's no crime here." 

The accusations are the result of an investigation headed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and comes as Trump vies for the GOP presidential nominee for the 2024 election. The specific charges are not yet disclosed because the indictment is still under seal. Trump is the first former US president to be charged with a crime. However, he maintains his innocence and has said he won't withdraw from the presidential race. 

Biden made no comments on latest Trump developments as he spoke to reporters while leaving the White House to visit tornado-ravaged Mississippi.

(With inputs from agencies)

 

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