Republican Donald Trump arrived at a New York court Monday, an AFP reporter saw, kicking off a seismic moment in US history as he becomes the first former president to face criminal trial.
Dressed in his trademark red tie and dark blue suit, the scandal-plagued 77-year-old could earlier be seen waving as he left Trump Tower for the Manhattan Criminal Court, where he is accused of falsifying records to cover up an alleged sexual encounter with an adult film actress.