Trump indictment

The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies with a ...

Cominsky is less sure that Trump would want to avoid a public appearance for his arraignment, which would come within two days of an indictment. Ron DeSantis, considering joining the Republican field, criticizes the Trump investigation as politically motivated, “fundamentally wrong.” But he also threw one of his first jabs at the former president in a quip likely to intensify their rivalry. Costello contacted a lawyer for Trump saying he had information that could be exculpatory for Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter who insisted on anonymity to discuss secret legal proceedings. The former president never testified, but the report didn't foreclose the possibility of other charges. The Justice Department is investigating his retention of top secret government documents at his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, after leaving the White House, as well as possible efforts to obstruct that probe. However, there has been no public announcement of any time frame for the grand jury’s secret work. In New York, the person who could be indicted may ask for a certain witness, though it's up to grand jurors. “At the end of the day, not one single person’s opinion of him will be any different after indictment than it was before,” veteran GOP operative Terry Sullivan said in an interview. The grand jury may also find there is not enough evidence of a crime or direct the prosecutor to file lesser charges. Longstanding Justice Department policy prohibits the federal indictment of a sitting president, but Trump, two years out of office, no longer enjoys that legal shield. Cohen pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance law in connection with the payments. Federal prosecutors say the payments amounted to illegal, unreported assistance to Trump’s campaign.

A man is pictured carrying a metal barricade off of a police truck. Police officers moves barricades near the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse ahead of ...

“We wanted to make sure our voices were heard,” the group’s president, Gavin Wax, said in a phone interview. Whether Trump would be handcuffed is a decision that would be made by the district attorney, the court official said. “We’re monitoring comments on social media, and the NYPD is doing their own roll in making sure there’s no inappropriate actions in the city. “The NYPD’s state of readiness remains a constant at all times, for all contingencies,” an NYPD spokesperson said. The meeting was to include members of the NYPD, the U.S. If Trump were to not surrender, a warrant would be issued for his arrest.

The widely expected indictment of Donald Trump in Manhattan has all the makings of a political disaster for him. It should be the climactic event in a ...

But it is past time to give up the idea that stoking the anger of Trump’s diehard fans is a victory unto itself. It was Mike Pence, his excommunicated vice president, who hailed the decision as a transcendent victory for the right to life and vowed to carry forward the battle against abortion. None of this is to say that Trump cannot win the Republican nomination, or even the presidency. 6 and Stormy Daniels is not one that is likely to end well for Republicans. At his strongest moments, he has convinced voters that Trumpism is about far more than Trump — that it is not merely a jumble of racist and sexist outbursts and weird grudges against the likes of Rosie O’Donnell and Megyn Kelly, but a worldview that might transform America. Fewer are likely to see themselves in a wealthy husband paying hush money to conceal his debauched sex life and whining about the unfairness of his circumstances in every public outing. His base of support is too small, his political imagination too depleted and his instinct for self-absorption too overwhelming for him to marshal a broad, lasting backlash. Plenty of Americans can see themselves in an older white man scorned by liberals and the media for his crude manner and bigoted ideas. Trump needs to grow his support, not merely rev up people who already care deeply about his every utterance and obsession. Americans have a history of sticking with flamboyant politicians with more than a passing relationship with the criminal justice system, from Marion Barry in Washington, D.C., to Edwin Edwards in Louisiana. But those supporters are a minority of the country, as Republicans have learned the hard way several times over. It should be the climactic event in a yearslong saga involving marital infidelity, sleazy financial dealings and now the first-ever criminal charge against a former American president.

Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, appears poised to indict former President Donald J. Trump, and the political firestorm has already begun.

Mr. Foxx said that the fact that Mr. Vance had authorized the prosecutors leading the inquiry into Mr. That transformed the race in which Mr. And Mr. Trump, then president, fought the investigation at every turn, even as Mr. Like many of the prosecutors who have orbited the former president, Mr. That emphasis on the law is in part informed by Mr. “We’re looking at the facts and the law,” Mr. As the district attorney’s investigation against the former president began to heat up, Mr. It is unlikely that Mr. Bragg entered the race for district attorney expecting to indict Mr.

Former President Donald Trump would have his mugshot taken and be fingerprinted if he is indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney's office.

[Claims he will be arrested Tuesday in Manhattan probe](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/18/donald-trump-claims-he-arrested-tuesday-manhattan-probe/11498285002/) [Former Arkansas Gov. Weinstein said that if a person is indicted, it does not necessarily mean they are arrested. What we know](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/18/what-we-know-donald-trump-indictment/11498610002/) [Is Donald Trump likely to be arrested soon? ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/18/what-we-know-donald-trump-indictment/11498610002/) Will he be indicted? A district attorney presents evidence to the grand jury and asks the jurors to consider certain charges, Weinstein said. It includes charges against the person and has to be filed before a case can move forward in court, said David Weinstein, a former federal and state prosecutor. Here are the possible charges in the New York investigation](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/20/donald-trump-new-york-charges-possible-michael-cohen-stormy-daniels/11508179002/) Here's what we know about the process What is an indictment? [House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Americans should not protest if Donald Trump is indicted](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/20/house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-trump-indictment-no-protest/11507690002/)

An indictment this week would be historic as no president has ever faced criminal charges.

[Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis](https://www.axios.com/2023/03/20/trump-lawyers-georgia-election-2020-grand-jury)earlier this year said her office's decisions about indictments were "imminent." [Timeline: The probe into Trump's alleged hush money payment to Stormy Daniels](https://www.axios.com/2023/03/18/trump-stormy-daniels-payment-probe) [called](https://www.axios.com/2022/01/20/georgia-trump-probe-grand-jury)for a special grand jury [to look into alleged election interference by Trump and his allies.](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/09/grand-jury-trump-fulton)A [judge released](https://www.axios.com/2023/02/16/donald-trump-investigation-2020-election-atlanta)part of that grand jury's final report in February. [Jack Smith](https://www.axios.com/2022/11/24/trump-special-counsel-jack-smith)to lead the Department of Justice's probe into Trump's efforts to interfere with the lawful transfer of power after the 2020 election. [declined to throw out James' lawsuit](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/07/judge-new-york-ag-lawsuit-trump)against Trump, increasing the odds that the former president will face trial later this year. [filed a civil lawsuit](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/21/trump-fraud-lawsuit-new-york-attorney-general) accusing Trump and his family of financial fraud. [Truth Social](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/110044039949982181)over the weekend to predict [he will be arrested](https://www.axios.com/2023/03/18/donald-trump-indictment-protests-new-york)this week as part of the probe. Why it matters: An indictment would be historic — no U.S. [nearing](https://www.ajc.com/politics/exclusive-behind-the-scenes-of-the-trump-grand-jury/6CXLKTFMKNDU7O6TER4B7UTZPE/)a decision in her high-profile investigation of Trump's alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election results in Georgia. [Republican frontrunner into uncharted territory](https://www.axios.com/2023/03/15/trump-indictment-charges-manhattan-2024). [grand jury in Manhattan](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/10/nyregion/trump-potential-indictment-criminal-charges.html) appears to be nearing an indictment as part of the years-long investigation into Trump's role in hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016. [Former president Trump's](https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump) [possible indictment](https://www.axios.com/2023/03/18/donald-trump-arrest-congress-statements) this week is just one of several legal challenges bearing down on the leading 2024 Republican presidential candidate.

Workers erected barricades around a Manhattan courthouse on Monday as New York City braced for a possible indictment of Donald Trump over an alleged ...

Trump is also seeking to delay a civil fraud trial, scheduled for Oct. Jean Carroll, who claims that Trump defamed her by denying he raped her. But legal analysts say the hush-money case may be more difficult. Trump, who is seeking the Republican nomination for the White House again in 2024, had predicted he would be arrested on Tuesday. Cohen told MSNBC he had not been asked to return on Wednesday. The New York Police Department said there were no known credible threats. Trump faces two civil trials involving former magazine columnist E. Trump was impeached twice by the House during his presidency, once in 2019 over his conduct regarding Ukraine and again in 2021 over the attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

Though the Florida governor did not mention Trump by name, he broke his silence on the possible indictment of the former president.

I call on the Manhattan District Attorney to reconsider this action and to put aside partisan politics in service of preserving our Constitutional republic," he said. The Florida governor has privately indicated to allies that he expects to jump in the race around May or June, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Nikki Haley," he said. I just can't speak to that," DeSantis said, without mentioning Trump directly by name. They've also pressured DeSantis to possibly block Trump's extradition from Florida to New York. "We are not involved in this.

Most threats are directed at law enforcement and government officials, report says, after ex-president urged supporters to protest.

Gifting the FBI a new headquarters larger than the Pentagon would condone, reinforce, and enable their nefarious behavior to levels we have never seen before.” The FBI is looking to move out of its ageing offices in downtown Washington DC and into a newly built site, either in Maryland or Virginia (a hotly contested issue between the two states, which border the capital). While the indictment would mark the first time in American history charges have been leveled against a former president, Trump has faced plenty of legal trouble in the past. Earlier today, the Republican House speaker Kevin McCarthy signaled he was willing to bring it up for a vote in the House. However, the release of the memo suggests McConnell, who wields great influence among the Senate GOP, is opposed to the repeal effort. According to CBS News, law enforcement is picking up more threats from violent extremists who see the case against the former president as a political persecution.

The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies in the ...

Portions of a report from a special grand jury in Georgia that investigated whether Trump and his allies illegally interfered in the 2020 election in Georgia shows jurors believed “one or more witnesses” committed perjury and urged local prosecutors to bring charges. [Mar-a-Lago](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-appeals-court-halts-special-master-review-of-trumps-mar-a-lago-documents), after leaving the White House, as well as possible efforts to obstruct that probe. Ron DeSantis](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ahead-of-2024-presidential-bid-desantis-calls-for-u-s-to-follow-floridas-lead), considering joining the Republican field, criticizes the Trump investigation as politically motivated, “fundamentally wrong.” But he also threw one of his first jabs at the former president in a quip likely to intensify their rivalry. However, there has been no public announcement of any time frame for the grand jury’s secret work. Costello contacted a lawyer for Trump saying he had information that could be exculpatory for Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter who insisted on anonymity to discuss secret legal proceedings. “At the end of the day, not one single person’s opinion of him will be any different after indictment than it was before,” veteran GOP operative Terry Sullivan said in an interview. DeSantis said he personally doesn’t “know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some kind of alleged affair.” [READ MORE: Trump’s calls for protests fail to gain traction ahead of anticipated indictment](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trumps-calls-for-protests-fail-to-gain-traction-ahead-of-anticipated-indictment) In New York, the person who could be indicted may ask for a certain witness, though it’s up to grand jurors. The grand jury may also find there is not enough evidence of a crime or direct the prosecutor to file lesser charges. Longstanding Justice Department policy prohibits the federal indictment of a sitting president, but Trump, two years out of office, no longer enjoys that legal shield. Federal prosecutors say the payments amounted to illegal, unreported assistance to Trump’s campaign. Cohen pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance law in connection with the payments.

Donald Trump expects to be charged over a hush money payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels. Follow live updates on the grand jury probe of the former ...

Trump in a social media over the weekend post had urged supporters to "Protest, take our nation back!" "And I think in your heart of hearts, you know too, that you think this is just political," McCarthy said during a press conference at the House Republican retreat in Orlando, Fla. Those crimes, for which Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison, were partially related to the same hush money payment that is now the focus of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's probe. Separately, a small caravan of cars driven by Trump backers is headed into the city from Long Island. "There can be no doubt in anyone's mind that Michael Cohen has great difficulty telling the truth," Costello said in a statement to reporters after he finished testifying. Cohen is now a key witness in the Manhattan district attorney's investigation. Graham said that Cyrus Vance, the former Manhattan DA whom Bragg succeeded in 2021, had "passed" on prosecuting the hush-money case against Trump. "You never want to condone any sort of prosecution that's being politicized, because we know that that's just political revenge and I think we've seen enough of that over the past few years." "This is a case without merit, in my view. "Affected buildings swept and normal operations resumed after a brief period," said Lucian Chalfen, the court system spokesman. Polls of the potential primary field show Trump and DeSantis as the clear frontrunners. "Your decision to pursue such a politically motivated prosecution …

With the Manhattan district attorney expected to indict former President Donald J. Trump soon (though there is no clear public indication of when), ...

to look into this thoroughly” and that “nobody in our nation is or should be above the law.” But he nonetheless expressed some unease. [New York magazine’s Intelligencer newsletter](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/03/the-first-criminal-case-against-trump-is-this.html) questioned the decision to pursue charges in this case first, among the [various investigations involving Mr. The editorial asserted that Republicans’ belief that an indictment would be political was itself a reason not to bring one: “A wise prosecutor must consider the potential harm to confidence in the rule of law in bringing a prosecution that at least half the country will deem political. “Not just the media, but really a lot of the Democrats have misplayed this, in terms of building sympathy for the former president,” he said. Many prominent Democrats have focused less on the potential indictment itself and more on Mr. Bragg was “abusing his office to target President Trump” and that House Republicans would “investigate any use of federal funds” by the Manhattan district attorney. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he had spoken with people who weren’t “big Trump supporters” but felt Mr. Vance](https://twitter.com/JDVance1/status/1637089879732506624) and [Speaker Kevin McCarthy](https://twitter.com/SpeakerMcCarthy/status/1637537862609453058), seeking to discredit Mr. [whose initial silence](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/19/us/politics/desantis-trump-indictment.html) drew criticism from Republicans, [weighed in on Monday](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/us/politics/desantis-trump-indictment.html) by accusing Mr. Trump is the subject of multiple criminal investigations, and some commentators, while making clear that they would like to see him indicted, are arguing that the Manhattan case is not the strongest one. Democrats are treading more carefully: emphasizing that former presidents should be subject to the same laws and legal processes as everyone else, and condemning Mr. Trump and condemnation of the district attorney, Alvin Bragg, without waiting to see the details of any indictment.

It would be uncharted territory, but the F.B.I. search of Mar-a-Lago offers at least some precedent.

[rallying protesters](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/trump-indictment-arrest-protests.html) and the potential for violence. It brings the possibility that Mr. As recently as two months ago, he was in the mid-30s — he currently enjoys the support of a group of voters who seem quite willing to go in a different direction under slightly different circumstances. That may not be enough to win, and solidifying the case against you is a risky gamble. The upside for Mr. That’s enough to win the primary. Still, it’s a little much to argue that many Republicans who don’t support him for the nomination today would be far likelier to back him after an indictment. His defeat in the 2020 presidential election, the fallout from Jan. But the search did not have a discernible effect on Mr. A new legal line would be crossed, even if this story is already playing out much like the F.B.I. We know this part of the world is probably ocean, but we don’t know much else. Conservatives circled the wagons and argued that the search of a former president was an unjust act of partisan politics.

Former President Trump is seeking to take advantage of his possible indictment by the Manhattan district attorney in New York, using the threat to raise ...

Trump posted numerous times to Truth Social on Sunday and Monday attacking Bragg and complaining of the “witch hunt” against him, themes that are likely to resurface during a Saturday rally in Waco, Texas. Still, the concern of violence in the coming days has been hard to ignore. “But I don’t want to get into hypotheticals from here, so I’ll just leave it there.” 6, 2021, riots at the Capitol, when he encouraged supporters to travel to Washington, D.C., promising it would be “wild.” One Republican strategist with ties to Trump’s orbit said an indictment by Bragg will cause many Trump supporters to “double down” in their belief Trump is being unfairly targeted. Daniel Goldman (D-N.Y.), who before serving in Congress worked as counsel for the Democrats’ first impeachment of Trump, wrote on “I think President Trump, if you talked to him, doesn’t believe that either. I think the thing that you may misinterpret when President Trump talks and someone says that they can protest, he’s probably referring to my tweet: educate people about what’s going on. The former president is expected to make the Manhattan case a centerpiece of his appeal to supporters in the coming days. PAC, wrote in a Sunday memo. Trump’s calls for protests on social media — which included another weekend Truth Social post with an all caps call to “Protest, Protest, Protest!!! Former President Trump is seeking to take advantage of his possible indictment by the Manhattan district attorney in New York, using the threat to raise money for his presidential campaign while casting himself as a victim of a political state.

Grand jury investigating ex-president over hush money payment to an adult film star appears poised to complete its work soon.

The testimony came two days after Trump said he expected to be indicted and arrested and urged supporters to act, directing particularly hostile rhetoric towards Bragg. The protester’s sign echoed, if while misspelling “George”, Republican attacks on “Soros-funded prosecutors” which itself echoes [antisemitic invective](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/20/trump-soros-desantis-bragg/). [Manhattan criminal courthouse](https://www.nyc.gov/site/dcas/business/dcasmanagedbuildings/manhattan-criminal-courthouse.page) in the lower part of the island. So were reporters and [protesters](https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/1638165080356388866/photo/4). Pleading guilty, Cohen said the payments were directed by Trump. Monday’s testimony to the grand jury came from Robert Costello. Trump is due to hold his first large-scale rally of the 2024 Republican primary in Waco, Texas, on Saturday. “But Michael Cohen is far from solid evidence.” His representatives later said he was citing media reports and leaks and there was no indication his prediction would come true. [Michael Cohen](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/michael-cohen), the former Trump lawyer who became a key witness in the Manhattan investigation. Media outlets reported a likely surrender to authorities in [hearing from a witness favourable to Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/20/donald-trump-robert-costello-testimony-stormy-daniels), presumably so prosecutors could ensure the panel had a chance to consider testimony that could be seen as exculpatory.

Trump protests today are being held around the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse as we await the grand jury decision. Here are the latest Trump-Stormy Daniels ...

"If you are going to go after a person the likes of Donald Trump you better have an unbelievably rock solid case," said Arthur Aidala, an attorney who has represented big name clients such as Rudy Giuliani, Harvey Weinstein and Meek Mill. Trump’s aides and legal team have been preparing for the possibility of an indictment. The former president has not been charged with any crime and has repeatedly denied wrongdoing. “We say you are supposed to be tried by a jury of your peers, but if you look at this particular case, Mr. As of Monday night, there were no plans or requests for Trump — who has been at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida — to travel to the city this week, according to several sources. Local law enforcement is bracing for the public safety ramifications of an unprecedented prosecution of a former American president. Should that happen, he would be arrested only if he refused to surrender. Officials stress that the interagency conversations and planning are precautionary in nature because no charges have been filed. La Guardia and Teterboro airports have been mentioned as possibilities, officials said, along with varying routes to and from the courthouse. The police department, Secret Service, court officers and FBI continue to meet to discuss security. Those are likely two of what law enforcement officials say are multiple high-profile locations that the NYPD will cover this week as necessary. [hush money paid](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/the-new-york-hush-money-probe-of-donald-trump-explained/4146472/) to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.

Former president Donald Trump would be photographed and fingerprinted but probably wouldn't receive a perp walk.

Trump will use the arrest of him as an opportunity to have more media done, so I think it may be his own perp walk, is my guess.” First, if the grand jury returns an indictment, Trump would be criminally charged, and he would be subject to potential arrest. Over the weekend, he [wrote](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/03/donald-trump-predicts-arrest-officials-prep-more-security.html) on Truth Social that he will be arrested Tuesday and urged his supporters to protest and “take our nation back.” The NYPD has started to place barricades outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, and law enforcement is [reportedly](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/law-enforcement-agencies-are-prepping-possible-trump-indictment-early-rcna75493) planning how to handle a potential indictment. He’ll be read his Miranda warning; he’ll be photographed, fingerprinted. A prosecutor who previously worked under Cyrus Vance Jr., Bragg’s predecessor, told Insider anonymously that Trump could be arraigned without spending time in custody and, instead, get issued a summons to appear for arraignment. “But, yes, he will be processed.