The Manhattan district attorney also releases a statement of fact that provides context for the 34 felony charges against the former president.

The crowd was small, by the standards of New York City protests, which routinely draw thousands, but there was plenty of chaos.

The case involves payoffs through an intermediary to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels to conceal an alleged affair ahead of the 2016 election.

The former president is due to be arraigned on Tuesday on multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least 1 felony offense, in the indictment handed down by a Manhattan grand jury last week.

Trump is set to deliver remarks at his Mar-a-Lago club after returning from Manhattan, where he is expected to voluntarily turn himself in.