Lights. Camera. Handcuffs. Tomorrow Trump will be bundled past the media into a courthouse. Inside, officers will take his mug shot and fingerprints.

We do not yet know the charges against him. But for weeks, a grand juryIn the USA, a group of people chosen from a list of potential jurors who decide if there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime. has looked at evidence about money paid to keep secret a scandal during Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Last Thursday, they voted to charge him.

His team paid the actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 (£105,000) to stay quiet about their alleged affair. This "hush money" was legal, but Trump's lawyer was jailed for failing to record the payment correctly.

Now the law is coming for Trump - and making history. The only president ever to be arrested was Ulysses Grant, fined $20 in 1872 for speeding his horse-drawn carriage. But no ex-president has ever faced trial.

Trump calls it a "witch hunt" to stop his re-election plans. His opponents fear a trial will boost his support. But if found guilty, can he still run?

Experts say he is unlikely to be jailed. But even if he were, he could still be elected. In 1920, Eugene Debs won almost a million votes while serving time for opposing World War One.

But a long legal fight may suck time and energy out of Trump's campaign. Swing voters may be put off. And supporters could switch to another candidate with Trump's politics and none of his "antics", says strategist Matt Dole.

However, the latest poll gives Trump a 30-point lead over his nearest rival. Republican PartyAlso known as the Grand Old Party or GOP, it is one of the USA's two major political parties. Its first president was Abraham Lincoln. It sits on the right of the political spectrum. adviser Whit Ayres says no one cares about these charges and his party will unite against "political persecution".

Insiders say Trump wants to be handcuffed - although his lawyer says he will come quietly. His former legal adviser, Rudy Giuliani, masterminded the "perp walkSomeone in police custody being lead into a courtroom or police station in front of passers-by and the media. " to shame criminals publicly. Will Trump turn it to his advantage?

Strategist Robert Cahaly predicts Trump's fans will wear his mug shot as a "badge of honour". But writer Tom Nichols says it is "to our shame" that millions vote for him regardless or because of his behaviour.

Trump may face more serious charges. He is under investigation for interfering with votes in GeorgiaA state in the southern USA. Also a country at the intersection of Europe and Asia. and stoking the JanuaryThen-US president Donald Trump was accused of inciting a mob of his supporters to storm the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 in a bid to overturn the 2020 election results. riots. Win or lose, he will be centre-stage in politics for a long time to come.

Yes: To qualify to stand for president of the United States, you must be a natural-born citizen over the age of 35. No charges, trials or jail time can stop Trump's constitutional right to run for office.

No: There must be standards for participation in public life. If he is innocent, Trump must first clear his name. If found guilty of wrongdoing, he should lose the support of his party and US voters.

Or... It depends. Tomorrow's charges may not be serious enough, but the constitution can bar those "engaged in rebellion". Some legal experts say Trump's threat of violence qualifies as insurrectionA violent uprising against a government..

Grand jury - In the USA, a group of people chosen from a list of potential jurors who decide if there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime.

Republican Party - Also known as the Grand Old Party or GOP, it is one of the USA's two major political parties. Its first president was Abraham Lincoln. It sits on the right of the political spectrum.

Perp walk - Someone in police custody being lead into a courtroom or police station in front of passers-by and the media.

Georgia - A state in the southern USA. Also a country at the intersection of Europe and Asia.

6 January - Then-US president Donald Trump was accused of inciting a mob of his supporters to storm the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 in a bid to overturn the 2020 election results.

Insurrection - A violent uprising against a government.