Trump indictment live updates: What time is Trump in court for arraignment today?

A total of 31 months after a mob of his supporters stormed the US Capitol to try to stop the certification of the electoral college votes for President Joe Biden, Mr Trump is heading to a courthouse nearby to face criminal charges.

Rachel Sharp has the details.

A four-count federal indictment against Donald Trump accuses the former president of conspiring with his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and deprive Americans of their right to have their votes counted.

Here are eight key points from the historic indictment of the former president.

Early in his 2016 campaign for the US presidency, Donald Trump told an audience at an Iowa caucus meeting: “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK? It’s, like, incredible.”

Incredible it undoubtedly has been, and he must be hoping that this strange quality of immunity will serve him once again after his indictment on serious federal charges of attempting to defraud the US, tampering with a witness and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. And these are just the latest instalment of alleged offences that will keep Mr Trump, his foolhardy lawyers and the courts busy for months if not years to come.

Unfortunately, for the American people – though not Mr Trump himself – he has been more right than wrong in his observation about getting away with things in recent years. With a total of 71 criminal indictments to his name (so far), he’s never been more popular in Republican circles. Mr Trump’s many enemies might think twice about bumping into him on Fifth Avenue anytime soon.

Vivek Ramaswamy has appeared outside the courthouse in Washington DC where Donald Trump will appear for his arraignment today.

The Republican presidential hopeful has previously said that he would pardon Mr Trump if he is elected to the White House.

Donald Trump will make another new court appearance on Thursday – this time charged with plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat in a case his lawyers say is a deliberate bid to disrupt his 2024 presidential election campaign.

The former president is accused of four counts including conspiracy to defraud the United States, tampering with a witness, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens.

It is the culmination of inquiries into the 6 January, 2021 riot at the US Capitol in Washington DC.

Alistair Jamieson reports.

While the former president is the only person charged, the indictment refers to six co-conspirators who worked with him to try to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

The six individuals – four attorneys, one Justice Department official and one political consultant – have not been named in the charging documents because they have not yet been charged with any crimes.

However, based on the details in the indictment and records already known about the events leading up to the Capitol riot, the identities of five of the six co-conspirators are clear, though there are hints as to who the sixth may be.

The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg is reporting from the courthouse in Washington DC.

As of 8am ET, the line to enter the building was already snaking out the door.

Read the latest from Eric Garcia reporting for The Independent from Washington, DC.

Former president Barack Obama privately warned President Joe Biden that Donald Trump’s rabid supporter base and the echo-chamber of conservative media give the twice-impeached, thrice-indicted ex-president a strength heading into next year’s election that should not be underestimated.

According to the Washington Post, Mr Obama delivered the candid advice to his former vice president during a late June lunch in the White House residence, at which he promised Mr Biden that he would “do all he could” to aide his re-election campaign.

Andrew Feinberg has the story.