Revealed: Manhattan DA's office drafted charges against Donald Trump

Sarah K. Burris
February 06, 2023



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Former New York prosecutor Mark Pomerantz's new book will drop Tuesday at midnight. But earlier tonight, he shared some tidbits with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow.

The interview came after he spoke to "60 Minutes" on Sunday about the financial crimes he argued should be part of the charges by the Manhattan District Attorney's office. Thus far, it seems the only one willing to go after that case is New York Attorney General Letitia James. The AG can only handle civil crimes against the state, they don't do criminal cases.

According to Maddow, "the benefit of what Mark Pomerantz can describe to us is the strength of the evidence against Trump, its weaknesses, potential charges against Trump and the wherewithal of the prosecutors who, in New York, at least appear to have Trump in their sights."

According to reports, Pomerantz's book list nine areas of inquiry that the DA could use when looking at "criminal inquiries into Donald Trump."

One of those is related to money laundering around the infamous Stormy Daniels hush money.

Another was "enterprise corruption," which revolves around racketeering charges.

Pomerantz then dropped a bombshell during the Maddow interview that there were drafts of charges against Trump.

Watch the interview below or at this link.



https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mark-pomerantz-charges-drafted/

 

Enough yammer.
File those charges.

 

Pomerantz tells Maddow why the RICO case against Trump was 'too big' for the DA

Sarah K. Burris
February 06, 2023



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Speaking to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, former special assistant to the Manhattan District Attorney, Mark Pomerantz, said that they could have gone after Donald Trump for a RICO case, but the department didn't have enough resources.

"We were looking at instance after instance of suspected illegal conduct. Of course, they had to be provable. But if they were proven, their collective weight left no doubt in my mind that Trump deserved to be prosecuted. Measures short of criminal prosecution had been used against trump, and he had dismissed them as trivial," Pomerantz's new book, People vs. Donald Trump.

"Looking at the totality of Trump's conduct over the years, I thought it was crystal clear that measures short of criminal prosecution meant nothing to him and would not deter him in the slightest from engaging in other anti-social behavior," the book continues.

"Indeed, the more successful he became, the more brazen was his behavior, he'd stiffed many contractors and small business owners who decided to advance services or products to the Trump Organization because, after all, Donald Trump was so wealthy."

The book goes on to say that Michael Cohen told the DA's office that part of his job was breaking it to creditors that they weren't getting paid and forcing them to take whatever small amount they could get out of Trump.

"The Enterprise Corruption Statute targeted just this kind of behavior using a pattern of criminal activity to increase an entity's economic power enabling it to inflict greater social harm," the book explains.

Those are the racketeering Pomerantz previously said would be possible under Trump. The problem, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow added, is that the DA's office couldn't handle a case that big.

"One of the things that people need to remember is that the district attorney for New York County is a local prosecutor's office," he explained. "This is not the kind of special counsel operation housed in the Department of Justice, which hires and has a staff of dozens of lawyers and investigators working on a single mission. We had a small staff of lawyers, many of them with other responsibilities. We had to work within the jurisdictional and procedural limitations imposed by New York law, which are substantial."

Pomerantz then told Maddow that the DOJ can go to whatever state they want to and subpoena anyone. If New York wants to subpoena someone in Ohio, for example, they have to "go through an elaborate legal procedure involving the Ohio authorities to see if that person can be compelled to speak to us."

So, there were additional barriers to the case that wouldn't necessarily be something the feds would face were they to conduct their own investigation through the Southern District of New York.

"It became clear over time that an enterprise corruption case was simply biting off more than we could chew," he confessed.

He said that they asked then-DA Cy Vance for more people and resources, but felt it wasn't fair to the incoming DA to start hiring a lot of senior people to go after a huge RICO case of a former president.

"Bear in mind that we were trying to work quickly and bringing a racketeering case, particularly one that incorporates other stuff, Trump Foundation, Trump University, the hush money, the financial statements, it's such a big ball of wax that ultimately we decided, you know what, let's focus on a smaller more contained set of charges. And that's when we started to focus on the financial statements," he said.

See the discussion with Maddow below or at this link.



https://www.rawstory.com/trump-rico-racketeering-pomerantz-book/

 

Trump rages after ex-prosecutor reveals 'many bits and pieces of evidence' to indict

Areeba Shah, Salon
February 06, 2023



Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the Prescott Valley Event Center. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)


Mark Pomerantz, a former senior prosecutor on the Manhattan district attorney's team investigating former President Donald Trump and his organization's business dealings, said there are "many bits and pieces of evidence" the district attorney could use to bring criminal charges against the former president.

Pomerantz made the comments in a "60 Minutes" interview promoting a new book about his time investigating Trump, in which he compares him to John Gotti, the head of the Gambino organized crime family, also known as the "Teflon Don" who died in prison in 2002.

"If you take the exact same conduct — and make it not about Donald Trump and not about a former president of the United States, would the case have been indicted? It would have been indicted in a flat second," Pomerantz told CBS News' Bill Whitaker.

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a civil lawsuit against Trump, the Trump Organization and his three eldest children, alleging they engaged in a decade-long fraud scheme by using false financial statements related to the company's business to obtain favorable loan and insurance rates and tax breaks.

The allegations come nearly a year after Pomerantz resigned from the DA's office. The release of his new book has prompted pushback from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Bragg's office asked to review the book before its publication to ensure it wouldn't reveal information obtained from a grand jury, CNN reported.

"After closely reviewing all the evidence from Mr. Pomerantz's investigation, I came to the same conclusion as several senior prosecutors involved in the case, and also those I brought on: more work was needed," Bragg said in a statement to CNN. "Put another way, Mr. Pomerantz's plane wasn't ready for takeoff."

In January, a New York judge fined the Trump Organization $1.6 million for running a years-long tax fraud scheme. The Trump Corp. and Trump Payroll Corp. were convicted last year of 17 felonies, including tax fraud and falsifying business records. Trump himself was never charged or convicted.

Trump responded to the release of Pomerantz's book with a lengthy rant on Truth Social.

"Wow, the book just put out by Crooked Hillary Clinton's attorney, Mark Pomerantz, is turning out to be a hit on the District Attorney and the 'weak' case 'with many fatal flaws,'" he posted Friday night. "Prosecutors in the D.A.'s Office actually quit in protest in that they thought it was 'irresponsible' and very 'unfair' to 'President Trump.' They also felt they didn't want to rely on a SleazeBag disbarred Lawyer From Hell like Michael Cohen as a witness. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY THOUGHT THE CASE WAS TERRIBLE - A LOSER!"

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Trump's lawyer also sent a letter to Pomerantz threatening legal action against the former prosecutor if he releases the book.

The lawyer, Joe Tacopina, said in a statement to CNN that Pomerantz's "desperate attempt to sell books will cost him everything. Not to mention, it is clear that he was very much in the minority in his position that President Trump committed a crime."

After the 60 Minutes interview aired, Trump returned to Truth Social, continuing to attack Pomerantz.

"Pomerantz & his law firm were Clinton's lawyers who then went to work for the D.A. to 'get Trump,' that Pomerantz & his antics make it impossible for me to be treated fairly, & NOBODY WAS HURT!" Trump said.

Pomerantz's book, "The People vs Donald Trump: An Inside Account," will be published on Tuesday. It lays out the complicated investigation into Trump and those close to him who were charged with crimes, according to an advance copy obtained by The New York Times.

"Pomerantz got himself a book deal, and is obsessively spreading falsehoods about me," Trump wrote on Sunday. "With all of this vicious disinformation being revealed by a 'prosecutor,' how can I ever be treated fairly in New York, or anywhere else? End the Witch Hunts!"



https://www.rawstory.com/trump-rage...s-many-bits-and-pieces-of-evidence-to-indict/

 

Hope Hicks meets with Manhattan prosecutor's office: Report

Sarah K. Burris
March 06, 2023



President Donald Trump, Hope Hicks -- (Photo: screenshot)


Hope Hicks, a long-time aide to Donald Trump, met with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office Monday, according to The New York Times.

Hicks, who followed Trump from his company to his campaign and then to the White House in 2017, worked with Trump at the time he was dealing with the pay-offs of two women who alleged that he'd had an affair with them.

It was months before the 2016 election, and according to former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, the candidate directed the payoffs that Cohen delivered. Over several months, Trump paid Cohen back, making it look like a retainer, the lawyer said. Cohen was then arrested, prosecuted and jailed by the federal government for breaching campaign finance laws and other financial charges. Trump, by contrast, hasn't been held accountable.

Last week, former adviser and one-time campaign manager Kellyanne Conway appeared at the DA's office to answer questions. Now that Hicks has been spotted too, The Times reported she is the seventh witness to meet with Bragg's office in the past weeks.

The Times said that they were unsure whether Hicks testified before the grand jury. Hicks previously testified to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress and the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election.

Read the full report at The New York Times.



https://www.rawstory.com/hope-hicks-meets-manhattan-da/

 

This is what Trump biographers and insiders predicted from the very beginning. Once they start feeling the heat the Trumps turn on each other like rabid dogs and Trump will not hesitate to throw all his children to the wolves to try and save himself.


Ivanka Trump throws family under the bus in fraud case: 'Other individuals were responsible'

David Edwards
March 07, 2023



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Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, broke with her father's defense in a New York fraud case.

Bloomberg News correspondent Erik Larson reported that Trump had joined her father and brothers in asking for a trial delay, but she offered a very different reason.

According to Larson, Trump's lawyer has argued that the case is "not simple" because she left the Trump organization in 2017 and has a "unique" defense because she has not been accused of lying about the company's finances.

"The Complaint does not contain a single allegation that Ms. Trump directly or indirectly created, prepared, reviewed, or certified any of her father's financial statements," Trump's attorney said in a court filing this week.

The document alleges "that other individuals were responsible for those tasks."

Earlier this week, attorneys for the former president requested a delay to push the fraud trial from Oct. 2 to deeper into the 2024 presidential campaign.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has accused Donald Trump and his children of fraudulently manipulating real estate values for profit.

Judge Arthur Engoron previously said that the trial would be held on Oct. 2 "come hell or high water."

https://www.rawstory.com/ivanka-trump-fraud-trial/

 

See how the spin works?
What Ivanka is saying is, she has never been accused of any wrongdoing, her only crime is being named "Trump" and in fact she wasn't even part of the organization during the time at issue..
The headline spins though and we get:
"Ivanka Trump throws family under the bus in fraud case: 'Other individuals were responsible'

A better headline might be; "IVANKA TRUMP POINTS OUT PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT AND GROSS OVERREACH"

 

Manhattan DA warns Trump's lawyers to prepare for indictment: report

Matthew Chapman
March 09, 2023



Donald Trump, Alvin Bragg (Trump photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP, Bragg photo by Alex Kemp/AFP)


Prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney's office have signaled to lawyers representing former President Donald Trump to prepare for possible charges, reported The New York Times on Thursday.

"The prosecutors offered Mr. Trump the chance to testify next week before the grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the potential case, the people said. Such offers almost always indicate an indictment is close; it would be unusual for the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, to notify a potential defendant without ultimately seeking charges against him," reported William K. Rashbaum, Ben Protess, and Jonah E. Bromwich. "In New York, potential defendants have the right to answer questions in the grand jury before they are indicted, but they rarely testify, and Mr. Trump is likely to decline the offer. His lawyers could also meet privately with the prosecutors in hopes of fending off criminal charges."

"Any case would mark the first indictment of a former American president, and could upend the 2024 presidential race. It would also elevate Mr. Bragg to the national stage, though not without risk," said the report. "Mr. Trump has faced an array of criminal investigations and special counsel inquiries over the years but has never been charged with a crime, underscoring the gravity of Mr. Bragg’s inquiry."

Bragg reportedly declined to indict the former president as part of his investigation into the Trump Organization's business practices, causing controversy in his own office as former prosecutors in the Manhattan office have disagreed with his handling of that case. In recent months, however, he began a criminal investigation into the hush money payments Trump arranged through his former attorney Michael Cohen to adult film star Stormy Daniels, probing them as a potential violation of New York financial laws.

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The actual decision to pursue an indictment has not yet been finalized, per the report.

"The district attorney’s office has already questioned at least six other people before the grand jury, according to several other people with knowledge of the inquiry," said the report. "Mr. Trump has previously said that the prosecutors are engaged in a 'witch hunt' against him that began before he became president, and has called Mr. Bragg, a Democrat who is Black, a politically motivated 'racist.'"

This comes amid a backdrop of other criminal investigations into the former president, including Fulton County, Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis' probe into election interference in that state, and federal January 6 and classified document investigations under special counsel Jack Smith.



https://www.rawstory.com/manhattan-da-warns-trump-s-lawyers-to-prepare-for-indictment-report/

 

Ah God!
FINALLY!
WE GOT THAT RASCAL!!
THEY'RE GONNA DO IT!!
THEY'RE GONNA INDICT TRUMP!!
FOR ............ WELL YOU JUST WAIT AND SEE!!
WATCH OUT NOW!! TRUMP'S PERP WALK IS COMING!!!

 

Well of course not. Everyone knows the only question Trump will answer honestly under oath is state your name.

Trump won't be testifying before Manhattan grand jury: attorney

Travis Gettys
March 13, 2023



Donald Trump waves to supporters at the Peabody Opera House in Downtown Saint Louis in 2016. (Shutterstock.com)


Donald Trump won't accept an invitation to testify before a Manhattan grand jury, according to his attorney.

The former president is under investigation for an alleged hush money payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election, but his defense attorney Joe Tacopina told ABC News that he would waive his right to testify before the panel.

"We have no plans on participating in that proceeding, Tacopina said. "Decision needs to be made still. There's been no deadline set, so we'll wait and see."

Tacopina refused to say whether Trump authorized the $130,000 payment by his former attorney Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance law in connection with the payments, and declined to say whether he expects the former president to be indicted in the case.

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"I expect justice to prevail," he said. "If that's the case there shouldn't be an indictment."

Tacopina suggested Trump had been the victim of an extortion scheme.

"He's vehemently denied this affair, but he had to pay money because there was going to be an allegation that was going to be publicly embarrassing, regardless of the campaign," Tacopina said.

He also denied that Trump had falsified any financial records related to the payment.

"It's not a contribution to his campaign," Tacopina said. "He made this with personal funds to prevent something coming out false but embarrassing to himself and his family's young son. That's not a campaign finance violation, not by any stretch."



https://www.rawstory.com/manhattan-grand-jury-trump/

 

Trump takes his lead from Holder, Lerner and Rhodes.

 

Grand jury witness says Trump probe goes beyond Stormy Daniels: 'It's bigger than money'

Travis Gettys
March 13, 2023



Donald Trump AFP / SAUL LOEB


A Manhattan grand jury heard from the former daughter-in-law of Donald Trump's longtime accountant Allen Weisselberg.

Jennifer Weisselberg testified Monday behind closed doors along with former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, and she told The Daily Beast that she explained to investigators how the former president ordered his top financial executive to avoid taxes and falsify records.

"Something has changed and it's up-leveled," Weisselberg told the website. “It’s bigger than any taxes, paper, insurance, banks, insurance… it's bigger than money."

The grand jury has been hearing evidence about a hush money payoff scheme involving Cohen and porn actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election, and their closed-door testimony and an invitation for Trump himself to testify suggests the investigation is nearing its end.

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“Looks like they are turning over every stone,” said one source close to the investigation.

Trump plans to decline the invitation, and Cohen said outside the district attorney's office that he felt "a little twisted inside."

“It's been a long time coming, five years now, give or take,” Cohen said. “This is not revenge. What this is, is about accountability…he needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds.”



https://www.rawstory.com/trump-grand-jury-2659589851/

 

She will make a very good witness. Stormy knows why Trump was willing to pay her off.


Stormy Daniels meets with prosecutors investigating Trump

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NEW YORK (AP) — Porn actor Stormy Daniels met Wednesday with prosecutors who are investigating hush money paid to her on former President Donald Trump's behalf, her lawyer said Wednesday.

The news emerged as Michael Cohen, a former Trump attorney who orchestrated the payment, was giving a second day of testimony before a New York grand jury looking into the matter.

The $130,000 payment was made in 2016, as Trump's first presidential campaign was in its final weeks and Daniels was negotiating to go on television to air her claims of a sexual encounter with him a decade earlier. Cohen made the payment and arranged another payout to a different woman — at Trump's direction, he says.

Daniels met with and answered questions from Manhattan prosecutors and is willing to be a witness, her attorney, Clark Brewster, tweeted. The adult film actor tweeted her thanks to him for “helping me in our continuing fight for truth and justice.”

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The Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to comment.

Later Wednesday, Cohen emerged from what he expected to be his final day of testimony. He said he would continue to provide prosecutors "any information and any cooperation that they that they need.”

Now estranged from Trump, Cohen said he isn't out for vindication or revenge.

"This is not about him. This is about holding accountability, truth to power, and everything else in between,” Cohen said.

Daniels has said she had a 2006 sexual encounter with Trump that she didn't want, but didn't say no to. Trump says it never happened. The former president's current lawyer said Trump was invited to testify before the grand jury but has no plans to do so.

Federal prosecutors in 2018 charged Cohen with campaign finance crimes related to payments to Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal, arguing that the payouts amounted to impermissible gifts to Trump's election effort.

McDougal, who was paid $150,000, alleged she had an affair with the married Trump in 2006-07. He denied it.

Cohen pleaded guilty, served prison time and was disbarred. Federal prosecutors never charged Trump with any crime.

Manhattan prosecutors have been examining whether any state laws were broken in connection with the payments or the way Trump's company compensated Cohen for his work to keep the women's allegations quiet.

Cohen and federal prosecutors said the company paid him $420,000 to reimburse him for the payment to Daniels and to cover bonuses and other supposed expenses. The company classified those payments internally as legal expenses.

Falsifying business records can be a misdemeanor under state law, or a felony if the fudging of paperwork is done in connection with a more serious crime.

Trump and his lawyers have said he was extorted into paying the money to Daniels and should be considered the victim in the investigation. Daniels and the lawyers who helped arrange the payment have denied extorting anyone.



https://www.yahoo.com/news/michael-cohen-makes-2nd-appearance-174540481.html

 

Wonder if they can get Avenatti out of prison long enough to testify before the grand jury.

 

Michael Cohen Gives Five Hours of Testimony in Hush-Money Probe

Michael Cohen wrapped up his testimony Wednesday after speaking for more than five hours this week as part of a probe into hush-money payments he’s accused of making to Stormy Daniels at the behest of former President Donald Trump. Cohen, once Trump’s personal attorney, reportedly said he was “relieved” when he finished fielding questions from each of the grand jurors on Wednesday. Cohen allegedly paid $130,000 to Daniels so she’d stay quiet about an alleged affair with Trump in 2016. Cohen’s testimony came a week after the Manhattan district attorney’s office invited Trump to testify in the probe himself—a possible indication that prosecutors are nearing a decision on whether they should indict a former president for the first time in U.S. history. “My position is that, at the end of the day, Donald Trump needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds,” Cohen testified Wednesday, CNN reported.

Read it at CNN


https://www.thedailybeast.com/turns...cartel-bomb-story-isnt-true?ref=home?ref=home

 

*gasp
Is that even possible?

 

I don't know if this is true.. But it is something I have wondered about myself. As soon as one person finds the strength and courage to indict Trump would that open the flood gates giving other prosecutors the strength and courage to start filing their own indictments. I have seen things like that happen before. And I thought it was be Fanni Willis in Georgia that would be the first one to test that theory. But now it looks kike it will be Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.

Once first Trump indictment drops — 'it's gonna be on' with everyone filing their own indictments: former prosecutor

Sarah K. Burris
March 16, 2023



Donald Trump (Photo via Mandel Ngan for AFP)


Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said Thursday that if Donald Trump is indicted, whether from the New York City grand jury or the Fulton County grand jury, everyone will want to pull the trigger on their own prosecutions.

Speaking to SiriusXM Radio's Dean Obeidallah, Kirschner began by agreeing that the New York case isn't just about hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. While some charges would be lower-level if they were the only charge, in Trump's case, he has both the Stormy Daniels payoff as well as the Karen McDougal payments through a third party. That could elevate things to a felony, as legal analysts have explained over the past few days.

"I think we will see more charges than hush money," Kirschner said. "And it's not just what fell out when they shook that tree in the Trump Organization trial. It's that all of the witnesses that they needed to put on the stand to prove the case against the Trump Organization have now been tested in the crucible of cross-examination."

He explained that a grand jury could be a kind of preliminary trial where prosecutors can determine who is or isn't a compelling witness and gather the necessary information under oath. Some of those same witnesses will have to testify before Trump if he's indicted. So, if they get spooked by the former president, they're already on record giving their testimony.

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"So, all indications are that there will be charges beyond the hush money conspiracy that we'll ultimately see Donald Trump charged for in New York," Kirschner continued. "And here's the other thing. Don't forget in the interim, we also had the release of his tax returns to Congress and then ultimately to the public. One of the things we learned was that the hush money payments were taken as business deductions. So, we've got more New York state crimes because of false tax returns, and we've got more federal crimes."

He concluded by saying that the justice ball is rolling down the hill and gaining speed.

"And I really believe that once that first indictment drops, oof! It's gonna be on in Georgia. It's ultimately going to be on in the federal jurisdiction, and then everyone is going to want to be in the business of indicting Donald Trump for his crimes."

See the comments below or at the link here.



https://www.rawstory.com/trump-indictment-game-on/

 

First I will believe it when I see it if Trump actually gets indicted for any fucking thing. And then if he does get indicted I will believe it when I see it if he actually surrenders himself to get booked. Even if its just to get photographed and finger printed and then released.

Trump’s Lawyer Pledges Ex-Prez Will Turn Himself in if Indicted

Donald Trump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina said on Friday that the former president would surrender without protest if indicted on criminal charges over alleged hush money paid out to porn star Stormy Daniels—sent down from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office. “There won’t be a standoff at Mar-a-Lago with Secret Service and the Manhattan DA’s office,” Trump attorney Joe Tacopina told Daily News reporter Molly Crane-Newman. That news follows NBC News reporting earlier in the day that law enforcement agencies are preparing for a possible Trump indictment to drop as early as next week. “Local, state, and federal law enforcement and security agencies are preparing for the possibility that former President Donald Trump will be indicted as early as next week, according to five senior officials familiar with the preparations,” the publication noted.

Read it at New York Daily News


https://www.thedailybeast.com/donal...rez-will-turn-himself-in-if-indicted?ref=home

 

I better thous this one in here too. And say fucking bring it treasonous conservative/America Hating/Republican Trump cult followers. Why don't you just step up and show us how tough you are.

Law Enforcement Gears Up for a Potential Trump Indictment Next Week, Report Says

Law enforcement agencies—including the New York City police, state police, Secret Service, and FBI—are all preparing for the possibility that former President Donald Trump will be indicted as early as next week. Trump faces potential charges for his alleged role in a hush-money payment to adult film performer Stormy Daniels, who claims she was given $130,000 to shut about her affair with the former president. Trump denies the allegation. In 2018, Trump fixer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to dishing out the payment, saying he did so on behalf of his client. This week, law enforcement agencies have reportedly been discussing security plans for Manhattan Criminal Court, where Trump would face charges if indicted.

Read it at NBC News


https://www.thedailybeast.com/law-e...ump-indictment-next-week-report-says?ref=home

 

Ok Trump is definitely not trying to start an insurrection this time. He would need the Capitol for that. Probably just more like a riot or maybe a civil war. One thing for sure though is some people will have to update their score cards.


Donald Trump claims he will be arrested Tuesday in Manhattan probe, calls for protests

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Ella Lee, USA TODAY
Sat, March 18, 2023 at 6:38 AM MDT




Former President Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested Tuesday in connection with an investigation conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney's office and is calling for protests ahead of his possible indictment.

"THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!" he wrote on Truth Social Saturday morning.

Trump is under investigation for a $130,000 payment he made just before the 2016 election to silence adult film star Stormy Daniels about an earlier affair. The former president has denied wrongdoing, and federal investigators ended their own inquiry into the payments in 2019.

But testimony from former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, who arranged for the payment and already has been convicted and served prison time, could help bring the first charges in history against a former president.


A spokesperson for Trump did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment.

The New York Attorney General's office and the Manhattan District Attorney's office did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's requests for comment.

Manhattan prosecutors on Wednesday met with Daniels. She thanked her attorney in a tweet for "helping me in our continuing fight for truth and justice."


https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-claims-arrested-tuesday-123858994.html