Trump

2023 - 3 - 19

Trump claims that he will be arrested next week (NPR)

The claim comes as a New York prosecutor considers charging him in connection with hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

Trump, who is running for president in 2024, also defended himself on Truth Social, asserting that he has not committed a crime — though he did not disclose what he expects to be charged with — and he accused the Manhattan District Attorney's Office of being "corrupt & highly political." On his platform Truth Social on Saturday morning, Trump said that "illegal leaks" indicated that he will be arrested on Tuesday and he went on to call for protests. Former President Donald Trump claims in a social media post that he will be arrested next week.

Trump claims he 'will be arrested' on Tuesday in New York criminal ... (The Guardian)

Ex-president makes remark on Truth Social without any official confirmation of the likelihood or timing of charges being brought.

[New York](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-york) grand jury into the case. Bragg at the time said it closed one chapter but “we now move on to the next chapter” as the Stormy Daniels case continued. Trump himself was not on trial and denied any knowledge of the criminal scheme. [he denied](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/15/trump-e-jean-carroll-defamation-lawsuit-dna) the rape happened or that he knew her, after she [first described](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/13/i-accused-donald-trump-of-sexual-assault-e-jean-carroll-ed-pilkington) in a 2019 book the alleged attack. No former or sitting US president has been indicted. [is investigating](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/24/donald-trump-georgia-judge-grand-jury-report) whether Trump interfered in the 2020 election there. [was fined](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/13/trump-organization-sentenced-tax-fraud-scheme) for tax fraud. Trump’s post cited “illegal leaks from a corrupt and highly political Manhattan district attorney’s office”. In 2016 during the election that Trump went on to win, Cohen made the payment and arranged another payout to a different woman, as Trump faced allegations of previous sexual assault and harassment [from multiple women](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/17/amy-dorris-donald-trump-women-who-accuse-sexual-misconduct) – with the money paid at Trump’s direction, Cohen has asserted. [the insurrection](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/06/trump-capitol-american-carnage-washington) by extremist supporters at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, that ultimately [failed to thwart](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/06/congress-certify-election-biden-republicans-object) the certification of Biden’s victory. [impanel a grand jury](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/30/donald-trump-hush-money-grand-jury-new-york) to hear evidence in the Daniels case, which had previously faded from the spotlight [amid turmoil](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/06/trump-porn-star-stormy-daniels-payment-zombie-case-pomerantz-book) among prosecutors about a wider investigation into Trump’s business practices. [met with investigators](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/15/stormy-daniels-hush-money-donald-trump-manhattan) in Manhattan earlier this week to discuss Trump’s role in a $130,000 payment she received in 2016 aimed at dissuading her from going public during the election about claims she had a sexual liaison with the married Trump in 2006 – an infidelity Trump denies.

Trump says he expects to be arrested Tuesday as New York law ... (CNN)

Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he expects to be arrested in connection with the investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney next week and ...

Trump’s US Secret Service detail would deliver him to the Manhattan district attorney’s office for fingerprinting and then taking mugshots in offices of the district attorney’s detective squad. While Trump offered no details on why he expects to be indicted, his legal team has been anticipating that it will happen soon and has been preparing behind the scenes for the next steps. The discussions have been about how to navigate the potential indictment for a criminal charge by a New York county grand jury and the choreography around the possibility of an unprecedented arrest of a former president of the United States.

Trump says he expects to be arrested, calls for protest (1 News)

Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that his arrest is imminent and issued an extraordinary call for his supporters to protest as a New York grand jury ...

After hearing from the then-president at a Washington rally that morning, his supporters marched to the Capitol and tried to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s White House victory, breaking through doors and windows of the building and leaving officers beaten and bloodied. It is unclear whether Trump’s supporters would heed his protest call or if he retains the same persuasive power he held as president. Within hours, he sent a fundraising email to supporters while influential Republicans in Congress issued statements in his defense.

Ex-US President Donald Trump expects to be arrested on Tuesday (RNZ)

Trump has pledged to continue his campaign to become the Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential election, even if he is indicted. Past efforts to ...

The record for the payment reimbursing Cohen says the payment was for "legal fees". "Since this is a political prosecution, the district attorney's office has engaged in a practice of leaking everything to the press, rather than communicating with President Trump's attorneys as would be done in a normal case," she said. Any indictment would create a complicated calculation for Trump's rivals within the Republican Party, as they decide whether to up their attacks on the former president while he is potentially distracted or keep their heads down and hope for the best. Trump has pledged to continue his campaign to become the Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential election, even if he is indicted. It is one of several cases in which the 76-year-old is currently being investigated, although he has not yet been charged in any and denies wrongdoing in each. If he is indicted, it would be the first criminal case ever brought against a former US president.

Trump allies and rivals rally to his defence after he claims arrest is ... (The Guardian)

Former president says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday but there has been no official confirmation of the likelihood or timing of charges being brought.

My focus is going to continue to be on the issues that are affecting the American people.” Cohen has said that the money was paid at Trump’s direction. Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, another declared candidate, did not address the investigation while campaigning in South Carolina. Trump’s post cited “illegal leaks from a corrupt and highly political Manhattan district attorney’s office”. McCarthy said he would direct relevant Republican-led House committees “to immediately investigate if federal funds are being used to subvert our democracy by interfering in elections with politically motivated prosecutions”. The search also proved a fundraising boon.