Trump plans speech today at Mar-a-Lago following arraignment in New York

Former President Donald Trump said he will speak at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach on Tuesday evening following an arraignment scheduled for earlier in the day in New York.

According to a media alert, the remarks will begin at 8:15 p.m. after his return from Manhattan, where he is expected to voluntarily turn himself in on charges levied by a grand jury last week.

About 15 avid supporters gathered Sunday in 85-degree midday heat just west of Mar-a-Lago on a bridge that connects the mainland from Palm Beach. They waved flags that said “Socialism Sucks” and “Trump 2024.” Trucks wrapped with images of the former president drove by with music blaring from loudspeakers, including Frankie Valli’s "Oh, What a Night," and Kool & the Gang’s "Celebration."

“I’m getting more horns honking than middle fingers,” said Trump supporter Greg Reed, who drove four hours from New Port Richey near Tampa to West Palm Beach.

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Reed, a member of the steadfast pro-Trump group the “Front Row Joes," said the indictment doesn’t diminish his support for the former president.

“None of this fazes me,” Reed said about the grand jury indictment. “It makes me want to support him more.”

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Trump's indictment stems from a probe into hush money paid during the 2016 presidential campaign to quiet allegations of an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.

In television interviews Sunday, Trump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina said he would pore over the indictment once he gets it, then devise the next legal steps. Any chatter on whether he would ask for a venue change or file a motion to dismiss is premature, he said, though it’s common for defense attorneys to do both.

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“We’re way too early to start deciding what motions we’re going to file or not file, and we do need to see the indictment and get to work,” he told ABC’s “This Week.” “I mean, look, this is the beginning.”

Trump flew to New York on Monday to stay at his Trump Tower in Manhattan before turning himself in Tuesday.

Ray Collie, a Stuart resident supporting Trump on Sunday near Mar-a-Lago, said he plans to be at Palm Beach International Airport on Monday to see the former president off.

“He’s being railroaded on bogus charges and by an overzealous district attorney who promised when he was running that he would get (Trump),” Collie said. “They don’t know when to quit.”

According to the Associated Press, the former president will be fingerprinted and have a mug shot taken before investigators complete arrest paperwork and search for outstanding criminal charges. Once the booking is complete, Trump will appear before a judge for an afternoon arraignment.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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