Trump

Ex-president denies affair with Stormy Daniels but has admitted directing Michael Cohen to pay Daniels $130000.

Tacopina also said the payments to Cohen were simply “legal fees”. Earlier this month, Cohen testified before the grand jury in the Manhattan hush money case. Kevin McCarthy, the Republican speaker of the House, accused Bragg of having “irreparably damaged our country”. “The American people will not tolerate this injustice, and the House of Representatives will hold Alvin Bragg and his unprecedented abuse of power to account,” McCarthy His legal team is expected to vigorously fight the charges, and a timeline for a potential trial remains unclear. “Our movement, and our party – united and strong – will first defeat Alvin Bragg, and then we will defeat Joe Biden.” “I believe this witch hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden,” Trump said. “Guidance will be provided when the arraignment date is selected.” [called](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/06/trump-porn-star-stormy-daniels-payment-zombie-case-pomerantz-book) the payment a “zombie case” which would not die. [denies](https://www.npr.org/2018/05/02/607943366/giuliani-says-trump-did-know-about-stormy-daniels-payment) the affair but has [admitted](https://www.npr.org/2018/05/02/607943366/giuliani-says-trump-did-know-about-stormy-daniels-payment) directing his then lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, to pay Daniels $130,000 for her silence. [reportedly facing ](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/donald-trump-indictment/index.html)30 counts of business fraud, attacked [Bragg](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/30/who-is-alvin-bragg-donald-trump-indictment), and Democrats in a statement released shortly after the news broke, claiming the indictment amounted to “political persecution”. [New York](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-york) Times and CNN, where he will enter a plea on the charges.

The charges in the indictment set to be unsealed by the Manhattan district attorney — crimes connected to the accusation of using a fixer to pay hush money to a ...

And aides acknowledge that Biden has the tendency to go off script and may say something if asked by a reporter. Already, many Republicans in leadership positions in the House have pledged to use their positions of power to investigate the investigators. In a series of discussions, senior White House aides have debated how to respond to a possible charge. Two people familiar with the matter confirmed on Thursday that a charge was coming, the specifics of which were set to be revealed by the Manhattan district attorney in the coming days. It’s a playbook that rings familiar for those who have followed his career in full: money and sex and the use of influence to squash unflattering stories. If Trump’s followers heed his calls for violence, the White House would condemn such a behavior. But the indictment against him is only just the beginning of his legal troubles. The charges in the indictment set to be unsealed by the Manhattan district attorney — crimes connected to the accusation of using a fixer to pay hush money to a porn star over an affair — felt ripped straight from the pages of the 1980s New York Post and New York Daily News. For Republicans, it foreshadows an early test on whether to rally behind the former president’s defense and unleash a wave of attacks on the prosecutor bringing the historic charges. People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do,” Trump wrote in his 1987 best-selling book, “The Art of the Deal.” “That’s why a little hyperbole never hurts.” It was there he built his reputation as a rising force on Manhattan’s real estate scene, a budding celebrity who dated only the most beautiful women. But on Thursday, March 30, those same forces that turned Trump into a mix of caricature and fame resulted in him becoming the first ex-president in the history of the United States to be charged with a crime.

Also, an American journalist arrested in Russia and a Chinese billionaire's downfall.

One was for [an investigative piece](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/magazine/afghanistan-orphan-baby-l.html) on a baby taken from a village in Afghanistan and adopted by an American couple. [You can find all our puzzles here](https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords). Guo raised millions for business ventures, [promoted conspiracy theories](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/business/media/steve-bannon-china.html) and garnered support among the Chinese diaspora. [Toraya](https://global.toraya-group.co.jp/), established in the 16th century, are usually run by men. (Contains spoilers.) China sank billions into soccer with dreams of becoming a major player in the world’s most popular sport. A crackdown on corruption in China pushed him to flee to the U.S. From China to the U.S.: Guo rose from poverty to control a nationwide property empire. “The targeting of American citizens by the Russian government is unacceptable,” the White House press secretary said in a statement. In some past espionage cases, Russia has detained foreigners to instigate prisoner exchanges with the West. The arrest is a new escalation in Russian tensions with foreign media organizations since the start of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. A volatile new phase: Trump has for decades avoided criminal charges despite persistent scrutiny and repeated investigations, creating an aura of legal invincibility that the indictment now threatens to puncture.

A grand jury has voted to indict him after investigating a $130,000 pay-out to Stormy Daniels in an attempt to buy her silence over an alleged affair. Mr Trump, ...

He was acquitted by the Senate both times. In a statement, Mr Trump lashed out at the Manhattan district attorney. Mr Bragg is a registered Democrat. Cohen was jailed from 2018-20 on multiple charges. Cohen has said in court that he made the $130,000 settlement "in co-ordination with and at the direction of" the former president. Mr Trump has repeatedly slammed the investigation in his hometown of New York as a political "witch hunt" led by his opponents.

Un jurado investigador de Manhattan votó para acusar a Donald Trump en el caso de supuestos pagos por silencio, dijeron a CNN tres fuentes familiarizadas ...

A Trump lo tomó por sorpresa la decisión del jurado investigador de acusarlo, según una persona que habló directamente con él. La investigación del fiscal de distrito de Manhattan Alvin Bragg comenzó con su predecesor, Cy Vance, cuando Trump todavía estaba en la Casa Blanca. Pero Trump finalmente se negó a testificar ante el panel. “Creo en el estado de derecho. La falsificación de registros comerciales es un delito menor en Nueva York. Esta entidad se comunicará con los abogados de Trump para discutir su entrega de cara a enfrentar una lectura de cargos. Los pagos de dinero a cambio de silencio no son ilegales. Como presidente, fue acusado dos veces por la Cámara de Representantes liderada por los demócratas, pero evitó la condena del Senado. Entonces, nuestro Movimiento y nuestro partido, unidos y fuertes, primero derrotaremos a Alvin Bragg, y luego derrotaremos a Joe Biden, y vamos a sacar a todos estos demócratas torcidos de sus cargos para que podamos ¡HACER A ESTADOS GRANDE OTRA VEZ!" Esta es la primera vez en la historia de Estados Unidos que un presidente en funciones o expresidente enfrentará cargos penales. Los cargos no se conocen públicamente en este momento, le dijo una fuente a CNN. La respuesta a esta y otras preguntas clave ante una posible acusación](https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2023/03/27/podria-ir-donald-trump-carcel-trax/)

Se tiene previsto que Trump, quien ha negado haber cometido delito alguno y ha atacado la pesquisa, se entregue a las autoridades la próxima semana.

La acusación del jurado investigador contra Trump, de 76 años, es un avance extraordinario después de años de investigaciones sobre sus tratos comerciales, políticos y personales. Los cargos específicos no se dieron a conocer de momento. Se tiene previsto que Trump, quien ha negado haber cometido delito alguno y ha atacado la pesquisa, se entregue a las autoridades la próxima semana, según una persona al tanto del asunto que no estaba autorizada a hablar de un asunto que sigue estando bajo precinto.