Trump indictment

Republican lawmakers blasted the prospect of former President Trump being indicted after he revealed he expects to be arrested next week, calling the ...

[Alvin Bragg](https://thehill.com/tag/alvin-bragg/) [Alvin Bragg](https://thehill.com/people/alvin-bragg/) [Chip Roy](https://thehill.com/tag/chip-roy/) [Donald Trump](https://thehill.com/tag/donald-trump/) [Elise Stefanik](https://thehill.com/tag/elise-stefanik/) [indictment](https://thehill.com/tag/indictment/) [J.D. He said indicting Trump will undermine trust in the country’s electoral system and Bragg should reconsider charges against him. She said this is “unAmerican” and reaching a “dangerous new low of Third World countries.” [Banking & Financial Institutions](https://thehill.com/business/banking-financial-institutions/) [House](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/) [House](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/) [House](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/) [See All](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/) Trump endorsed Vance while he was running in the GOP primary for an open Senate seat in Ohio. “The answer is: hell no. The district attorney’s office has been investigating a payment that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election for her to remain silent about an affair she had with Trump. [See all Hill.TV](https://thehill.com/hilltv) [See all Video](https://thehill.com/video) [Court Battles](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/) [Banking & Financial Institutions](https://thehill.com/business/banking-financial-institutions/) [Senate](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/) [Campaign](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/) [See All](https://thehill.com) Trump’s attorney has said Trump would not Vance](https://thehill.com/tag/j-d-vance/) [Kevin McCarthy](https://thehill.com/tag/kevin-mccarthy/) [Kevin McCarthy](https://thehill.com/people/kevin-mccarthy/) [Marjorie Taylor Greene](https://thehill.com/tag/marjorie-taylor-greene/) [Michael Cohen](https://thehill.com/people/michael-cohen/) [Stormy Daniels](https://thehill.com/people/stormy-daniels/) [Vivek Ramaswamy](https://thehill.com/tag/vivek-ramaswamy/) We simply don’t have a real country if justice depends on politics,” Vance said. [accept](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3898841-trump-attorney-says-he-wont-be-participating-in-manhattan-das-probe/) the invitation.

If Trump's claims prove true, it would mark the first time in U.S. history that a former president has faced criminal charges, legal experts say. Will he be ...

So we will see a mug shot of a former President of the United States but I do not think we're going to see a perp walk.” Trump’s spokesperson told USA TODAY there has been “no notification” related to the timing of possible criminal charges. “We started with ‘Stand back, standby.’ We then moved to ‘Come to DC on January 6 , it’ll be wild.’ Now we have ‘Come to Manhattan for my arraignment. I don't think there's that kind of personal motivator the way there was on January 6,” Kirschner said. After that invitation came to light, Trump's own lawyer in the case, Joe Tacopina, acknowledged the possibility of a looming indictment. “I relied on counsel in order to resolve this extortion of me.” Previously, Trump denied complicity in a series of public statements. Trump says he’ll still run for president again if he’s indicted in any of the several current investigations into his conduct. Daniels’ lawyer, Clark Brewster, told USA TODAY he could not comment on what he and Daniels discussed with prosecutors. Cohen, Trump’s longtime lawyer and fixer, spent two days last week testifying before the grand jury against his former boss. If Trump's claims prove true, it would mark the first time in U.S. Is Donald Trump likely to be arrested soon?

Former President Donald Trump says his indictment by the Manhattan District Attorney for alleged hush money payments is imminent, claiming on Saturday that ...

“If this case is still ongoing, during his run for president, you could face a very unprecedented and challenging situation,” Mariotti says. If indicted, Trump would have to go through the same process, where he would be booked into jail, finger-printed, and a “mug shot” taken. “It’d be very hard to find jurors who haven’t been exposed to the news.” Although rarely used, one method to combat this is for a judge to sequester jurors, limiting their exposure to outside influence or information. “Sometimes we see a huge flood of cameras and reporters at the front of the courthouse,” he says. “You would make an appointment basically, to bring your client in to be booked and fingerprinted,” Wu says. “There won’t be a standoff at Mar-a-Lago with Secret Service and the Manhattan DA’s office,” Joe Tacopina told “Most defendants, even if they’re famous, are often not known by prospective jurors or they don’t have a certain opinion about that person. I think it’s safe to say that Donald Trump is different.” Wu doesn’t anticipate many unusual logistics in the procedures if Trump is indicted, but believes that security would be heightened—similar to measures for other high-profile political figures or celebrities. The hush-money deal, allegedly crafted weeks before his presidential win, could also put Trump in jeopardy of violating campaign finance laws. Trump was invited to testify before a grand jury in early March. The offer to testify, which Trump declined, is required before any indictment.

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Daniels alleges the money was paid to keep her quiet about a sexual encounter with Trump years earlier. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg addressed the ...

"We do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in New York," Bragg wrote. The alleged scheme first came to light years ago, when Trump was still in office. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg addressed the security issue in an email to employees Saturday, telling them that "your safety is our top priority." Daniels alleges the money was paid to keep her quiet about a sexual encounter with Trump years earlier. Secret Service and the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force — are preparing security plans in and around the Manhattan criminal courthouse where Trump will potentially appear if he is charged in connection with a PROTEST, PROTEST, PROTEST!!!"

"Real America knows this is all a sham," Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan tweeted.

[Rep. - "Let the American people decide who governs. [Vivek Ramaswamy](https://www.axios.com/2023/02/22/vivek-ramaswamy-2024-presidential-election), who launched his 2024 presidential campaign last month, [tweeted Saturday](https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1637083122276655104/history) that an indictment "would be a national disaster. "Rightfully, our legal system will decide how to hold him accountable.” - “The former president’s announcement this morning is reckless: doing so to keep himself in the news and to foment unrest among his supporters. [told MSNBC](https://www.axios.com/2023/03/18/donald-trump-michael-cohen-protest) that he thinks Trump's comments suggest the former president has inside information about a potential arrest and wants "another violent clash on his behalf."