On April 4, 2023, former U.S. President Donald J. Trump was arraigned on 34 felony counts regarding a criminal case centered on hush money paid to a porn star. Except for two images, the photographs in this feature story were shot on April 4, 2023 at the Criminal Courts Building and at Collect Pond Park in Lower Manhattan. Protestors —both for and against the embattled former president — gathered in the small city park prior to and following Trump’s momentous arrest and arraignment in New York City.
