Trump arrives in New York City ahead of Tuesday court appearance

Ex-president departed Florida around midday and is expected to appear at the Manhattan courthouse Tuesday afternoon

Donald Trump arrived in New York City on Monday, a day before he is due for a hotly anticipated court appearance where he'll respond to the first ever criminal indictment filed against a former American president.

At about 2.15pm ET on Tuesday, he will appear at the courthouse where a grand jury convened by Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg handed down its indictment last week, to learn the exact details of which laws he is alleged to have broken. At his arraignment, he is expected to be photographed and fingerprinted, but will not be handcuffed per an agreement his legal team reached with Bragg, Trump's attorney Joe Tacopina said last week.