In the United States, there are questions whether it will come to the arrest of Donald Trump after criminal charges are brought against him – Reuters

Supporters of the former US president accuse Democratic politicians of politicizing justice. “Banana Republic” is far from being the most unflattering of the epithets that ring out in the speech by the American Themis.As The New York Times reported, late last week a grand jury in New York (23 jurors) voted to indict Trump. It concerns the falsification of financial documents from the Trump Organization in connection with the payment of compensation to pornographic actress Stormy Daniels for her silence on her alleged connection to Trump in 2006.
During the 2016 presidential campaign, pornographic actress Stormy Daniels threatened to release the story of her alleged sexual relationship with Trump in 2006. But, according to US media, before the election, Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen , reportedly paid Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet through an underground company he set up. This amount was then compensated to him at the expense of the Trump organization, while he allegedly falsified commercial papers. In itself, all this is not considered a criminal offense, but the prosecutor’s office, according to the media, wants to present the case in such a way that the falsification of papers was carried out in order to hide another violation – and this is already a criminal article, under which Trump could face up to four years in prison. Daniels herself told The Times that she supports the charges against Trump and is willing to testify.In the American media, this is the number one story. Journalists are wondering loud and clear if Trump will be arrested? Will he be handcuffed? Will the road to the 2024 elections be closed to him?Trump told his supporters, “They didn’t come for me, they came for you – I’m just getting in the way!”The indictment itself has yet to be released, however. It is possible that other stories will be heard in the prosecution, as there are numerous investigations against Trump. According to the NYT, Trump will be asked to voluntarily surrender to authorities and is expected to appear in court on Tuesday afternoon local time.Prior to that, streets in Manhattan adjacent to the New York County Supreme Court building will be blocked off and vehicle parking will be prohibited. According to CNN, the New York Police Department will transition to an enhanced mode of operation. The court erected additional metal barriers. Media representatives will not be permitted to enter the room during the meeting.Former President Joe Takopin’s attorney has announced Trump’s intention to go to court, but he’s adamantly not planning to admit guilt, so a deal with the investigation on behalf of a Lighter sentence is not expected. Trump himself, apparently, is in an activist mood. On his Truth Social, he told his supporters, “They didn’t come for me, they came for you – I’m just getting in the way!” He called the accusation “corrupt and shameful” and called the case “political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history” by “radical left-wing Democrats”. “The United States has become a Third World country in serious decline,” he concluded.Trump is convinced he cannot count on a fair trial in a Manhattan court. Therefore, according to Bloomberg, Trump’s lawyers want to try to move the criminal case to the more conservative New York area of ​​Staten Island. But no details were given on this subject.The entire conservative camp immediately came to Trump’s defense. Fox News host Tucker Carlson, popular with Republicans, called the process a “political purge”. Even Republicans who criticize Trump are not left out.
Former Trump administration vice president Michael Pence, whose strained relationship with his former boss is no secret, called the grand jury’s decision “outrageous and unprecedented.” “Many Americans will see this as nothing more than political persecution,” Pence told CNN. “I think Americans will watch this and understand that this is just another example of the criminalization of politics in this country.” Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, who ran in the 2024 election, also said it was “more revenge than justice”.Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy has announced his intention to sue New York Attorney Alvin Bragg “for unprecedented abuse of power”. And Trump’s most likely challenger in the Republican primaries, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, said if it was an extradition request from New York, he wouldn’t extradite Trump (the ex -US President at the time was at his mansion in Florida).The Democratic camp is still silent. US President Joe Biden, according to his press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, received information about the accusations made against his predecessor by the press.In the meantimeIs it possible to win elections and be President of the United States behind bars? In general, this is possible, but not without practical difficulties. The US Constitution does not prohibit being elected in prison. Moreover, in the history of the country, there have already been two precedents with the participation of prisoners in the presidential elections (in 1920 and 1992). Behind bars you can also exercise a significant part of presidential powers – from swearing in to working with documents, and the officer with the “nuclear suitcase” who is sure to accompany the American president can sit in the neighboring cell. The Business Insider portal recalls that some presidents have jokingly called the White House itself a prison. The Basic Law obliges the head of state to address Congress each year with a message on the state of affairs in the country. But holding such live speeches has been a political tradition for decades, and in the past American leaders have sometimes limited themselves to a written message, which can be done while serving time. Finally, the President of the United States can try to forgive himself, although there have been no such precedents in history and lawyers argue over his competence. And if that doesn’t work, then he can at least improve his prison conditions. For example, include the White House in the prison system and make it the only prisoner.