Ex-president expected to face arraignment on Tuesday; New York police warned they may face ‘unusual disorder’

David Smith, the Guardian’s Washington DC bureau chief, offers this analysis this morning – After indictment, Trump will play the victim – and the tactic will work for many Republicans:

Florida-based Trump is now expected to surrender himself on Tuesday to the Manhattan district attorney (DA) to be fingerprinted and photographed for a mugshot – something guaranteed to delight his many opponents, appall his fans and divide the United States even more.

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