From outrage to relief, Americans have (unsurprisingly) mixed views on Donald Trump's indictment.

Take a look in our 70-second video:

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican congresswoman and Trump ally who spoke at his recent 2024 campaign rally in Texas, says she will be in New York next week.

In a tweet, she says: "We must protest the unconstitutional witch hunt."

In contrast, Mike Pence - who was vice president under Trump - calls the indictment an "outrage" but says there is no reason for protests over it.

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Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka has just posted on Instagram in response to her father's indictment.

She continues her short statement by saying: "I appreciate the voices across the political spectrum expressing support and concern."

Ivanka served as a White House aide during Trump's presidency.

The former president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, earlier accused Democrats of using the indictment in a bid to "interfere" in the 2024 election.

A day of dust-settling: Where are we now?published at 16:42 British Summer Time 31 March 2023

16:42 BST 31 March 2023

Anthony Zurcher
BBC North America correspondent

After Thursday’s indictment bombshell, Friday - so far - has been a day of dust-settling and manoeuvring ahead of Trump’s appearance in New York for his arraignment on Tuesday.

The former president’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, appeared on CBS News to downplay the seriousness of the charges – although he conceded he has no details as to the nature of the indictment beyond what has been discussed in the American media.

Trump's team, like the US media and the American public in general, was apparently caught off guard by the news.

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Meanwhile, Trump continues to fume on his social media website, accusing the judge expected to preside over his case, Juan Merchan, of hating him.

The former president’s campaign has also been busy, firing off a flurry of fundraising pitches to its supporters.

"The Republican Party is uniting around President Trump in response to the Manhattan district attorney’s political prosecution," the first line declared.

At this point, all eyes are looking ahead to the drama that is set to unfold on Tuesday.

Conservatives are planning demonstrations, and city officials are bracing for a historic appearance at the courthouse by a former president who will be booked by law enforcement and learn the details of the charges against him.

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The specific charges against Trump aren't known yet but it's thought the allegations relate to "hush money" paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels before he was elected in 2016.

This is money paid to someone in exchange for them keeping information secret.

In this case, the hush money was allegedly paid to Daniels by the former president.

Hush money payments aren’t illegal but prosecutors are trying to prove that Trump falsified business records to pay them, which constitutes a misdemeanour in New York.

Prosecutors are also assessing whether or not Trump violated campaign finance laws, as the payments were made just before the 2016 presidential election, which would be a class E felony.

A felony is a more serious crime than a misdemeanour and carries much higher penalties, such as long-term jail sentencing.

A punishment for a misdemeanour could be less than a year in jail, community service, fines or probation.

Donald Trump's court hearing has been set for 14:15 Eastern Time on Tuesday 4 April, according to a court spokesperson speaking to the BBC's US partner CBS.

A short while ago, Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social, again describing the case against him as a "witch hunt" - and railing against the judge who has been assigned to his case.

President Biden learned about the indictment of his predecessor through reports in the media, his press secretary has said.

Asked during a press briefing whether the president had been briefed in advance of the announcement, Karine Jean-Pierre said: “We found out – all of us, including the president – found out about the news yesterday just like every other American: through the news reports."

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Let's bring you some further political reaction now to Donald Trump's indictment.

Elizabeth Warren, a progressive senator in the Democratic Party, has been giving her take to CBS News this morning.

She says that "no-one is above the law, not even a former president of the United States".

"This is a very sober time for our country, a real moment in history," Senator Warren says.

She tells CBS News that Trump's indictment shows that it's "possible to have an independent investigation to go wherever the facts lead and then to follow the process through", adding Trump will have plenty of opportunities to make his case in open court.

Asked about whether she fears there could be violence in the wake of Trump's indictment, Sen. Warren urges people to "take a deep breath, to be calm, to step back and say this is one more step in the legal process".

"This is part of the reason we have a court system so that we don't resolve these things in the streets," she says.

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Former Vice President Mike Pence calls Trump's indictment "an outrage" and suggests that the Manhattan district attorney who is leading the case, Alvin Bragg, is politically motivated.

"This will only further serve to divide our country," Pence says.

Pence also says the case would "offend" the notion of the overwhelming majority of the American people "who believe in fairness, who believe in equal treatment before the law".

Meanwhile, Florida's governor Ron DeSantis - widely seen as Trump's main potential opponent for the Republican presidential candidate nomination - criticised the indictment on Twitter, saying it was "un-American".

"The weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head," he said.

DeSantis also alleged that the Manhattan district attorney was "Soros-backed" - a reference to George Soros, the philanthropist that some on the right have falsely claimed is at the heart of a global conspiracy.

Donald Trump is likely to be formally booked in New York - meaning he would be fingerprinted, have his mugshot taken and be read his rights.

The BBC's Nada Tawfik takes you through the details.

Alistair Coleman
BBC Monitoring Disinformation Team

Russian television viewers today saw pictures of Donald Trump being arrested.

But there's one problem – they were fakes created by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

While the Russian channel noted that the former president has not yet been arrested, the images were presented out of context with no mention of their origin. The BBC has asked NTV for comment.

Computer generated images of his "arrest" appeared online at the beginning of last week when the former president said he was expecting to be indicted.

Generative AI, as the technology is called, makes it far easier to create convincing images of almost anything.

While AI images might look genuine at first glance, the technology is still not quite photo-realistic.

The images shared by NTV, originally created last week in a tongue-in-cheek Twitter thread, external by Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins, give themselves away with unrealistic hands.

You can read more about the fake Trump arrest images and how to spot an AI image here.

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Alvin Bragg, the New York district attorney who is leading the case against Trump, arrived at Manhattan Criminal Court a short while ago.

Bragg became Manhattan's first black district attorney when he was elected in 2021.

The Democrat is also the first prosecutor to bring a criminal case against a former US president.

The former president has accused Bragg of "doing Joe Biden's dirty work" by indicting him before the 2024 election.

Donald Trump will not be put in handcuffs when he attends court in New York next week, according to his lawyer.

Asked on ABC News how he expected the arraignment to unfold, Joe Tacopina said he was "sure [the prosecutors] will try and get every ounce of publicity they can from this thing", but added "the president will not be put in handcuffs".

He added: "I understand they’re going to be closing off blocks around the courthouse, shutting down the courthouse.

"We'll go in there… plead not guilty, start talking about filing motions, which we will do immediately and very aggressively, regarding the legal viability of this case."

Let's get some more reaction now - Barry Moore, a Republican Congressman representing Alabama, says Donald Trump’s indictment would make Americans "question the fairness of the justice system”.

He said the US Department of Justice was being “weaponised” and described the prosecution in the case as flawed and troubling.

Moore, who has endorsed Trump’s 2024 campaign, told the BBC the development would help the former president in the Republican primaries and a possible run for the White House.

He said he expected “a red wave and support for this man unlike we've seen ... in the history of an election”.

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Donald Trump is being charged with a crime in relation to a payment he made to a porn star.

This is happening as he campaigns to become president again, in the 2024 election. Here is what the case is about:

• Stormy Daniels says she had an affair with Trump in 2006, which he has always denied
• In 2016 she tried to sell her account of what happened to the media. Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid her $130,000 to keep quiet. That kind of payment is called hush money
• That's not illegal but what has got Trump into trouble is how that payment was recorded in his accounts. He is accused of falsifying his business records by saying the payment was for legal fees
• As it happened just before Americans were due to vote, it may also violate laws about payments that help an election campaign
• There will now be a trial where Trump will make his case. He has denied any wrongdoing
• If he's found guilty, the most likely outcome is a fine but there is also a chance he could be sent to prison
• As for his election campaign, there's nothing in the US constitution to prevent Trump from continuing his campaign to become president again now he is being charged

Read more: Trump indictment: A simple guide to what it means

Trump is expected to appear in court on Tuesday - but it sounds like his legal team aren't quite sure how things will play out.

His lawyer Joe Tacopina even said that the former president will "probably" appear in court on Tuesday "but not certain".

The team also don't know exactly what his appearance in court will look like and say they are working on the logistics.

As an ex-president, Trump gets secret service protection - it remains to be seen what shape that'll take on Tuesday.

Anthony Zurcher
BBC North America correspondent

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At least so far, the White House has been keeping a studious silence on the matter - similar to the strategy it employed during Trump's 2021 Senate impeachment trial after the 6 January attack on the US Capitol.

Their view, perhaps, aligns with the old Napoleon quote about not interrupting an enemy when they're making a mistake.

Other Democrats, however, have been less reticent.

"The bedrock of our legal system is the principle that justice applies to everyone equally," Democratic Senator Cory Booker said in a statement.

"No-one is above the law."

The Democratic National Committee's press secretary tried to link Trump and his legal troubles to the former president's "Make America Great Again" movement and the Republican Party as a whole.

Democrats, and many political analysts, attribute the party's better-than-expected performance in last year's mid-term elections to Republican candidates being too closely associated with a former president who, while still loved by many Republicans, is disliked by a majority of Americans.

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It's morning in the US and all major news channels are leading with former President Donald Trump facing criminal charges after a grand jury in New York voted to indict him. Here are their headlines:

CNN: 'Trump is expected to surrender and appear in court Tuesday'

Presenter Don Lemon said: "None of us thought that we would be at this moment where we have a former president who has been indicted, so I think it changes our world so much."

CBS: 'Former president Trump indicted'

"Let's just let this all sink in for a second, this is very serious stuff. This is something that has never, ever happened in this country before," presenter Gayle King said.

"Never before has a former president faced a criminal indictment. Many Americans are waking up to this headline... the gravity of the moment splashed on front pages across every city in this country."

ABC News: 'Sources: Former president Trump calling on allies, urging them to publicly defend him'

"Those calls are taking place at Trump's Mar-a-Lago [home]... sources say he's been calling congressional allies to rally to his defence but these calls have been going on for some time," correspondent Jay O'Brien said.

Fox News: 'Former US President Trump indicted in NY'

Presenter Melanie Alnwick says there's been more police presence than usual in Capitol Hill in Washington this morning, but adds: "What we're seeing here this morning is pretty much business as usual."

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It's morning in Florida, as the world awaits Donald Trump's next move.

His luxury Mar-a-Lago home is a far cry from the scenes he'll face in the coming days when he makes a court appearance.

Arraignments in the US involve mug shots, finger-printing and appearing before a judge who then decides whether the defendant should be released on bail or taken into custody.

He may also have to get past a mass of cameras and reporters gathered outside the New York City court - something known as the "perp walk".