Donald Trump strikes no-handcuffs deal for his arrest on 30 charges

Former President Donald Trump will not be handcuffed when he surrenders in New York to face criminal charges next week, his defence lawyer Joe Tacopina said.

Susan Necheles, another Trump attorney, said the former president will plead not guilty.

Mr Tacopina said, while Trump was not expected to be cuffed, he likely would be fingerprinted and undergo other routine protocols when going to court on Tuesday April 4.

The 45th president is to face charges in an indictment handed down by a grand jury probing a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels during Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

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