Indict

2023 - 3 - 31

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Why did a grand jury vote to indict Trump and what does it mean for ... (The Guardian)

Indictment relates to a hush-money payment made on ex-president's behalf to the adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Sheinkopf also said the indictment could energize Trump supporters and thereby “position him beyond Ron DeSantis temporarily”. His attorneys are all but guaranteed to fight the charges tooth-and-nail in the pre-trial stages, submitting motions in efforts to exclude evidence and testimony they believe will harm his defense, as is normal in criminal cases. “With the rebels who are against the government on the right, it won’t matter. This, in turn, will result in re-setting of deadlines and scheduling events, making a definitive trial date elusive until shortly before proceedings kick off. An attorney for Trump, Susan Necheles, contended that he would have made payments to Daniels regardless of his presidential campaign. Court documents in Cohen’s federal case said the Trump Organization falsely described payments as legal expenses, citing a legal retainer that did not exist. With his core constituency it won’t matter at all. Trump denies wrongdoing in relation to every allegation against him, whether accusations of criminal activity or claims for civil damages. “With the people that love him most, it means nothing,” Sheinkopf said. When Trump was president, he reimbursed Cohen with monthly $35,000 checks from his personal account. At this point the specific charges were not immediately made public. He has repeatedly decried investigations as political witch hunts.

Grand jury votes to indict former US president Donald Trump (Stuff.co.nz)

A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict the former US president over payments he made to an adult film actress during the 2016 election.

He predicted the images of such a scene could rally his supporters and boost his chances in the race for the White House. Chuck Schumer, the Democrat leader in the US Senate, said Trump was “subject to the same laws as every American. He pledged to hold Bragg and his “unprecedented abuse of power to account”. “I believe this witch hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden,” he said, and promised to retake the White House in 2024. Eric Trump, the former president’s second son, said on social media the indictment was “third world prosecutorial misconduct. “This is stuff that would make Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot – it would make them blush,” Trump Jr said on his podcast. [is investigating](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/us-canada/300743730/donald-trump-decries-new-special-counsel-investigation-ahead-of-2024-campaign) Trump’s storage of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida and his efforts to reverse his election loss. [he hoped](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/us-canada/300837444/donald-trump-believes-being-handcuffed-in-court-will-boost-his-us-presidency-campaign) to be publicly paraded in handcuffs if he was indicted, according to friends. He’s expected to voluntarily turn himself over to authorities next week. [Stormy, Trump and more: The names to know in historic case](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/us-canada/300836117/stormy-trump-and-more-the-names-to-know-in-historic-case?rm=a) [Trump’s bid](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/us-canada/300839605/defiant-donald-trump-hosts-first-campaign-rally-ahead-of-possible-arrest) to retake the White House in 2024, but the charges [will not prevent](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/us-canada/300844273/why-donald-trumps-indictment-will-make-his-reelection-bid-much-harder) him from running for president. [unfairly targeted](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/us-canada/300833806/donald-trump-calls-for-protests-ahead-of-expected-arrest) were infuriated.

New York grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump (1 News)

Trump will be the first former US president to face criminal charges.

have been engaged in a Witch-Hunt to destroy the Make America Great Again movement," he said. Calling himself a "completely innocent person" and "by far the leading Republican candidate for President", he attacked the Democrat Party and the district attorney, stressing: "Never before in our Nation’s history has this been done. [New York Times reports](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/30/nyregion/trump-indictment-news). "From the time I came down the golden escalator at Trump Tower, and even before I was sworn in as your President of the United States, the Radical Left Democrats... [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/manhattan-grand-jury-voted-whether-indict-trump-rcna73588) and [CNN](http://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/donald-trump-indictment/index.html) have also reported the indictment, and the Associated Press reports a lawyer for Trump confirmed the news. CNN reports Trump was "caught off guard" by the grand jury's decision.

New York grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump, sources tell US ... (Newshub)

This is the first time in American history a current or former president has faced criminal charges.

Lawyer: US grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump (Newstalk ZB)

A lawyer for Donald Trump said Thursday he's been told that the former president has been indicted in New York on charges involving payments made during th.

The grand jury indictment of Trump, 76, is an extraordinary development after years of investigations into his business, political and personal dealings. The specific charges were not immediately made public. It becomes the first ever criminal case against a former U.S.

Trump Indicted by Grand Jury in New York: Live Updates (The New York Times)

Mr. Trump will be the first former president to face criminal charges. The precise charges are not yet known, but the case is focused on a hush-money ...

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