Trump ‘ready to fight’
THURSDAY New York Times announced for the first time that a grand jury had voted to indict Trump. This was confirmed soon after by Joe Tacopina, an attorney for the former White House chief, and other sources.Trump’s attorney at the time, Michael Cohen, arranged a payment to buy Daniels’ silence over an alleged sexual encounter with the former US president in 2006. Cohen, now an outspoken opponent of Trump who testified before a grand jury, said he paid Daniels $130,000 in October 2016. When Trump was president, he allegedly repaid the amount by writing monthly checks for $35,000 to Cohen from his personal account. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg actually argues that Trump’s payment of those funds violated New York state law.The Manhattan prosecutor’s office announced in the evening that it had contacted the billionaire’s lawyer to organize his “surrender” to a New York court and thus officially notify the former US president of the accusation against him, reports AFP. “Tonight, we contacted Mr. Trump’s attorney to arrange his extradition to Manhattan District Attorney (Alvin Bragg) for a prosecution hearing in the Supreme Court of New York,” a spokesperson for the office said. Manhattan district attorney’s office in a brief statement. “We expect the indictment to be announced on Tuesday,” Donald Trump’s lawyer, Susan Necheles, wrote in an email, without giving details. The indictment remains “sealed” for the time being.Trump denies wrongdoing on all of the charges against him, whether criminal charges or claims for civil damages. Guardian . He has repeatedly denounced the investigations as a political witch hunt. The former White House chief denies an affair with Daniels, but admitted he paid Cohen, saying he was extorted. His legal team previously met with the Manhattan district attorney’s office to argue that he should not be charged. However, the prosecution disagreed with the defense arguments. The case was considered by a grand jury, which issued an indictment.Trump himself called the accusation against him “an attack on our country that has never happened before.” Trump is ‘ready to fight,’ lawyer Joe Takopina says on air FoxNews .
The accusation was made by a protege of Soros
Trump supporters and some Republicans have accused African American Bragg of ‘political and racial bias’ and that he is ‘following orders’ from George Soros, a vocal opponent of the former White House chief, who was at the origin of the velvet revolutions in Eastern Europe and the states of -Soviet space after the collapse of the USSR. Soros sponsored Bragg’s campaign for elected Manhattan district attorney.
For decades, the politician and billionaire managed to dodge all attempts at indictment, despite being the subject of numerous complaints and investigations, to the point that he seemed practically invulnerable. Now, however, Trump, who intends to run for president of the United States in 2024, also faces a series of charges in other high-profile cases. The US Department of Justice, in particular, is investigating its attempt to disrupt the election and incite the January 6 attack on Congress. As part of a criminal investigation into the ex-president’s possession of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, federal prosecutors are investigating whether he deliberately withheld national security information and obstructs justice. Trump also faces a defamation lawsuit over rape allegations made by writer E. Jean Carroll, which he denies.
What to expect next?
Donald Trump will be charged, after which different trial dates will be set. His attorneys are virtually guaranteed to fight the charges as hard as possible in the pre-trial stages, filing motions trying to exclude evidence and evidence that they believe would harm his defense, as is usually the case in court cases. criminal cases.This in turn will cause changes to the timing and schedule of events, so the final date of the trial will not be known until it begins. It’s possible that not even months, but years will pass between Trump’s indictment and any eventual trial, experts predict. However, Trump’s indictment could have political implications that are difficult to gauge.
The charge has been condemned even by Trump’s rivals
Former President Donald Trump’s historic indictment has pushed the 2024 presidential election into uncharted territory, creating the remarkable prospect of the top Republican candidate for the White House and facing criminal charges in New York in same time. Associated Press .In recognition of the former president’s influence on voters, his potential Republican rivals in next year’s election were quick to criticize the indictment. Without naming Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called the move “un-American.” Former Vice President Mike Pence, whose life was threatened after Trump sparked an uprising on the US Capitol, told CNN the allegations were “outrageous”. Republicans, including members of Congress and Trump’s rivals, have rushed to his defense in droves. In addition to DeSantis, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who previously announced her candidacy, criticized the indictment. According to her, he speaks more of revenge than of justice. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is set to run for president, has accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of “undermining faith in the American justice system”.
At the same time, analysts say the indictment raises serious questions about the future of the Republican Party, especially as Trump could soon face additional charges in Atlanta and Washington. If he can boost the morale of his supporters, the riots could threaten the reputation of the Republican Party in the bustling suburbs of the states, which for the first time voted broadly not for him but for the Democrats in three consecutive elections, undermining his hold on the White House, Congress and key governors. .Hank Scheinkopf, a New York-based Democratic strategist, told the Guardian that hardcore Trump supporters don’t care what the prosecution has to say. “For the people who love him the most, it means nothing,” Scheinkopf said, “they will see it as an attack on their values, because Trump represents their values.” Polls show the ex-president remains the undisputed leader of the Republican nomination, and his standing hasn’t wavered, even amid numerous reports of pending indictments.Trump and his allies had long hoped the indictment would serve as a rallying cry for his supporters, anger his Make America Great Again base, collect small dollar donations and embarrass potential rivals when they have to defend him. . However, there is another opinion. Most Republicans may not support a candidate charged with a crime. “Most Republican voters are certainly rational and they don’t want an accused in the Oval Office,” Scheinkopf added.
