Trump protest Small group of former presidents supporters foes face off ahead of court appearance

NEW YORK — Supporters and foes of former President Donald Trump are gathering in a park in lower Manhattan near the courthouse where Trump is expected to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon on criminal charges. With hours to go before the 76-year-old Trump is expected to appear in New York Criminal Court, a small but vocal group of demonstrators from both ends of the Trump spectrum started filing into Collect Pond Park. Backers of the nation’s 45th president held signs reading “Trump or Death,” while adversaries countered with signs saying “Lock him up” and “IndicAted” — a reference to how Trump…