NEW YORK - Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he expects to be "arrested" this week as a New York grand jury gets close to wrapping up its look into hush money the former president paid during his 2016 campaign.
Most experts agree any arrest won’t look like a traditional Hollywood-style takedown. Trump will likely be given a chance to turn himself in and then be quickly released.But that doesn't mean the event wouldn’t be drama-free.
The sheer number of reporters and photographers on hand to document the first-ever arrest of a former president will be enough to cause chaos in Lower Manhattan."Look, they’re not gonna knock down his door and put handcuffs on him, but if he has to surrender and go before a court at 100 Center Street, the media – it will be insane on a level we’ve never even seen before," offered Arthur Aidala, a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor who has been involved with some of the city’s highest-profile cases.Members of the media outside the New York District Attorney's office in New York, US, on Monday, March 20, 2023. (Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg via Getty Images) RELATED: Indictment vs arrest: What's the difference?Trump’s now-estranged lawyer, Michael Cohen, is at the center of the case against Trump.