<p>Dozens of Donald Trump supporters demonstrated outside the courthouse where the former president is due to be arraigned on criminal charges Tuesday, as a handful of vocal counterprotestors shouted an anti-fascist message.</p>.<p>Members of the New York Police Department community affairs division stepped in to the fray as the pro-Trump side -- many sporting familiar "MAGA" hats and attire emblazoned with the American flag -- yelled slurs at their opposition.</p>.<p>But it was the crush of reporters taking up most of the space outside Manhattan's criminal court ahead of the unprecedented indictment of a US president at a 2:15 pm (1815 GMT) hearing.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | </strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/who-is-stormy-daniels-and-what-she-said-about-relationship-with-trump-1206652.html" target="_blank"><strong>Who is Stormy Daniels and what she said about relationship with Trump</strong></a></p>.<p>Trump was set to arrive early afternoon to face charges likely related to alleged campaign finance violations over his hush payments to a porn star while running for his first presidential term.</p>.<p>The anti-Trump camp unfurled a large banner reading "Trump lies all the time" and chanted "Lock him up!" as Team MAGA waved a flag with the slogan "Trump or Death".</p>.<p>George Santos -- the New York Republican congressman accused of lying his way into office -- made a brief appearance in the park where the extreme right representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is due to hold a rally for Trump.</p>.<p>Paulina Farr traveled into the city from suburban Long Island to "show support to our president Trump."</p>.<p>The retired nurse told AFP she was also at the January 6 storming of the Capitol Building in Washington by Trump supporters, and called Tuesday's protest "tremendously different."</p>.<p>She vowed to press on: "We know the truth. I'm not afraid."</p>.<p>The 76-year-old Trump remains a front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, though the still sealed charges that will be unveiled Tuesday potentially threaten to throw his viability as a candidate into question.</p>.<p>He is also using the case to energize his support base and raise millions of dollars for his bid to reclaim the White House next year.</p>.<p>At one point during the demonstrations, a Trump supporter attempted to rip the other side's banner, prompting police to step in.</p>.<p>"I've been jumped several times now," a regular anti-Trump protestor, Laurie Biter, told AFP.</p>.<p>The 64-year-old praised the charges against Trump but added that, "It's not just an indictment going through a court."</p>.<p>"It's an indictment that we, as people of good conscience, have to bring."</p>
<p>Dozens of Donald Trump supporters demonstrated outside the courthouse where the former president is due to be arraigned on criminal charges Tuesday, as a handful of vocal counterprotestors shouted an anti-fascist message.</p>.<p>Members of the New York Police Department community affairs division stepped in to the fray as the pro-Trump side -- many sporting familiar "MAGA" hats and attire emblazoned with the American flag -- yelled slurs at their opposition.</p>.<p>But it was the crush of reporters taking up most of the space outside Manhattan's criminal court ahead of the unprecedented indictment of a US president at a 2:15 pm (1815 GMT) hearing.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | </strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/who-is-stormy-daniels-and-what-she-said-about-relationship-with-trump-1206652.html" target="_blank"><strong>Who is Stormy Daniels and what she said about relationship with Trump</strong></a></p>.<p>Trump was set to arrive early afternoon to face charges likely related to alleged campaign finance violations over his hush payments to a porn star while running for his first presidential term.</p>.<p>The anti-Trump camp unfurled a large banner reading "Trump lies all the time" and chanted "Lock him up!" as Team MAGA waved a flag with the slogan "Trump or Death".</p>.<p>George Santos -- the New York Republican congressman accused of lying his way into office -- made a brief appearance in the park where the extreme right representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is due to hold a rally for Trump.</p>.<p>Paulina Farr traveled into the city from suburban Long Island to "show support to our president Trump."</p>.<p>The retired nurse told AFP she was also at the January 6 storming of the Capitol Building in Washington by Trump supporters, and called Tuesday's protest "tremendously different."</p>.<p>She vowed to press on: "We know the truth. I'm not afraid."</p>.<p>The 76-year-old Trump remains a front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, though the still sealed charges that will be unveiled Tuesday potentially threaten to throw his viability as a candidate into question.</p>.<p>He is also using the case to energize his support base and raise millions of dollars for his bid to reclaim the White House next year.</p>.<p>At one point during the demonstrations, a Trump supporter attempted to rip the other side's banner, prompting police to step in.</p>.<p>"I've been jumped several times now," a regular anti-Trump protestor, Laurie Biter, told AFP.</p>.<p>The 64-year-old praised the charges against Trump but added that, "It's not just an indictment going through a court."</p>.<p>"It's an indictment that we, as people of good conscience, have to bring."</p>