Police, scores of protesters and supporters of Donald Trump are all part of the scene outside the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., where the former president is set to be arraigned Thursday afternoon.
With less than one hour before Trump’s arraignment, the court has cleared the lobby and the halls of the courthouse, ushering reporters roaming around into the designated media rooms and the courtroom where the arraignment will take place at 4 p.m. Court security guards blocked the staircase that leads to the second floor where the arraignment courtroom is located.
Outside the courthouse, the number of supporters and protestors has grown from few in the morning to more than 100 people. Police presence has swelled as well, according to ABC News reporters and producers outside and inside the courthouse.
People try to catch a glimpse of the motorcade of former U.S. President Donald Trump as he arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Court House on Aug. 3, 2023 in Washington, D.C.
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Court staff placed a big curtain in front of a door in the hallway leading to the courtroom where Trump is expected to appear. They also put screen protectors on the windows of the same door. One of the main entrances to the court was closed around 12:30 p.m.
Demonstrators shout anti and pro-Trump slogans in front of the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2023. Former US President Donald Trump is expected to appear today in Federal court to face new charges that he conspired to obstruct the 2020 presidential election - the third criminal case against the former president as he seeks a new term in the White House.
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Earlier, a handful of Trump supporters carried large campaign flags that said, "Trump for President '24" and "Finish The Wall." Another held a sign that said, "Trump won."
At one point, a fake presidential limousine drove near the courthouse with a passenger inside wearing a Trump mask. Around the time of Trump's arrival, a man dressed as a Revolutionary soldier sang the National Anthem on a microphone. Trump supporters joined him in singing.
A demonstrator carries a banner, as people gather on the day former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is facing federal charges related to attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, appears at the U.S. District Court in Washington, Aug. 3, 2023.
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Anti-Trump protesters have shown up as well -- one of whom wore a black-and-white striped jail uniform while another protester screamed expletives from a megaphone.
Meanwhile, curious tourists are passing by, taking photos and videos of the media and protesters.
There are no reported threats -- but several large dump trucks have been parked nearby protectively.
Hip-high metal barriers with yellow tape warning "US Marshal Do Not Cross" ring the courthouse, keeping the news media and the public back from the building's entrances. There are dozens of media tents and hundreds of journalists awaiting Trump's arrival.
Protesters shout pro-Trump slogans in front of the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2023. Former US President Donald Trump is expected to appear in Federal court to face new charges that he conspired to obstruct the 2020 presidential election - the third criminal case against the former president as he seeks a new term in the White House.
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Metropolitan Police Department officers are patrolling the area on foot and on bikes, and have stationed themselves at major intersections, but the streets nearby remain clear. Police are walking the perimeter of the courthouse, some with dogs searching the surrounding bushes.
Department of Homeland Security officials have been passing out emergency number cards to contracted security guards to report anything suspicious.
A demonstrator gestures on the day former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is facing federal charges related to attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, arrives at the U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm
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Police block a street near the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse where former President Donald Trump is to be arraigned, Aug. 3, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Trump is expected to appear in court to answer charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, a case that will cast a dark and volatile cloud over the 2024 White House race for which he remains the presumptive Republican nominee.
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The courthouse is quiet inside ahead of Trump's arrival, with most reporters stationed in media rooms while police roam around. Most areas remain accessible to the public and the media, including the second floor where Trump is expected to appear. As of now, only a small strip of hallway on the second floor leading to the courtroom where the arraignment is scheduled later Thursday is blocked off and guarded by security.
Trump is scheduled to appear before a federal judge at 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon to be arraigned on his latest indictment -- on charges related to his push to overturn the 2020 election results before and during Jan. 6.
The courthouse is located a little more than a mile away from the U.S. Capitol where the Jan. 6 attack took place.
A supporter of Donald Trump carries a large flag outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Court House ahead of Trump's arrival on Aug. 3, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Trump is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon after being indicted on four felony counts for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Members of Herndon-Reston Indivisible hold letters spelling "Justice", outside of the court, on the day former President Donald Trump, who is facing federal charges related to attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, appears at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2023.
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Barricades and tape surround the U.S. District Court before the arrival of former President Donald Trump, who is facing federal charges in connection with attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2023.
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Capitol Police deploy outside the E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse for arraignment, in Washington, DC, Aug. 3, 2023, where former US President Donald Trump is to appear for his arraignment.
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A Homeland Security canine unit sweeps one of the entrances to the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2023. Trump is expected to appear today in Federal court to face new charges that he conspired to obstruct the 2020 presidential election - the third criminal case against the former president as he seeks a new term in the White House.
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The police take increased security measures as anti-Trump and pro-Trump groups hold demonstrations outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington DC, Aug. 3, 2023.
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People wait to enter court where former President Donald Trump will appear on charges he conspired to subvert the 2020 presidential election at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse on Aug. 3, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
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Media members prepare for the arrival of former President Donald Trump, who is facing federal charges in connection with attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, at U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2023.
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ABC News' Aaron Katersky and Sam Sweeney contributed to this report.
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