donald trump is reportedly charged with 34 felony counts and placed under arrestbut will not be handcuffed, put in a jail cell, or have a mugshot taken.

What happened: The procedures typical of defendants are skipped for Trump until a judge rules on pre-trial conditions. reported Yahoo News, citing people familiar with the matter.

According to the report, a New York City Police Department detention report will be prepared for the former president and entered into court records before he is led into a courtroom to be formally charged.

The 34 charges against Trump are related to falsifying business records, Yahoo News reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. None of the charges are reported to be classified as a misdemeanor.

Why it matters: While the defendants are handcuffed as they could pose a risk of escape or a threat to the court or prosecutor, this was not deemed relevant in Trump’s case as he is protected by Secret Service agents at all times, Yahoo News noted.

Falsifying business records is a misdemeanor in New York City but can be prosecuted by the Attorney General Alvin Braggs According to the report, the bureau upgraded the charges to Class E felonies, the lowest level of felonies in the state’s penal code.

The reason given was that the behavior was intended to cover up another underlying crime, according to the Yahoo News source.

Trump card arrived in New York for the hearing on Monday. He was indicted last week by a New York grand jury in an investigation into the payment of $130,000 in hush money to adult film actor Stormy Daniels.

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