Supporters and critics clash as former president awaits potential historic charges.

Former President Donald Trump’s call for supporters to protest outside the Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday drew a modest crowd, but it was met by a larger contingent of demonstrators demanding his arrest. Chanting “No one is above the law,” critics of the former president dominated the scene in his hometown borough, where he secured just over 12 per cent of the vote in 2020.

Mr Trump is poised to become the first former U.S. president to face criminal indictment, with Manhattan prosecutors investigating alleged falsification of business records tied to a $130,000 payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.