Trump leaves Florida for New York City ahead of Tuesday court appearance – video

Donald Trump made his way to New York City on Monday, a day before he is due to make a hotly anticipated court appearance where he will 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.

The former president departed around midday on Monday from Palm Beach international airport, flying for about two hours to the city where he built his career as a real estate mogul and reality TV star, but ultimately abandoned for the increasingly conservative southern state in 2019

Trump leaves Florida for New York City ahead of court appearance