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A grand jury in New York voted to indict former President Donald Trump on charges related to hush money payments made to allegedly cover up affairs Trump had, ...

DeSantis has to walk a line not to offend the very pro-Trump GOP base, while Trump blasts DeSantis' record and personal characteristics daily. Instead of making big gains, as is usually the case for the president's party in a first midterm, Democrats actually expanded their majority in the Senate. Republicans have now lost the popular vote in seven of the last eight presidential elections. When Trump took office, the GOP had unified control of power in Washington. In the 2022 midterms, lots of Trump-backed and Trump-styled candidates lost key races in swing states and competitive districts, costing the GOP. All of this plays into the air of grievance Trump, a New York billionaire, has puffed into existence that he's used to propel his political fortunes. Democrats won control of the Senate. "This is Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history," Trump said in a statement Thursday night. And the Trump GOP machine went right to work, rolling out a political playbook meant to insulate the former president with his base. But Bragg brought this case first, and the stakes are incredibly high not only for him personally, but also politically. He did so even when the Mueller investigation didn't exonerate him and after his second impeachment following Jan. A grand jury hears evidence from a prosecutor, then decides whether there's enough there to file charges against a suspect in a crime.

The former president is the first to face criminal charges. ByMICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER and COLLEEN LONG AP logo.

The case may also turn in part on the testimony of a key witness, Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to federal charges arising from the hush money payments, including making false statements. The indictment comes as Trump seeks to reassert control of the Republican Party and stave off a slew of one-time allies who may threaten his bid for the presidential nomination. Trump himself raised anticipation that he would be indicted soon, issuing a statement earlier this month in which he predicted an imminent arrest and called for protests. Cohen pleaded guilty to those charges and unrelated tax evasion counts and served time in federal prison. Unlike those inquiries, the Manhattan case concerns allegations against Trump that occurred before he became president and are unrelated to his much-publicized efforts to overturn the election. prosecutors at the time balked at bringing charges against him. The former president was at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida estate, on Thursday and filmed an interview with a conservative commentator earlier in the day. The case centers on well-chronicled allegations from a period in 2016 when Trump's celebrity past collided with his political ambitions. For security reasons, his booking is expected to be carefully choreographed to avoid crowds inside or outside the courthouse. Tacopina said Trump is "likely" to turn himself in on Tuesday. Arriving at a time of deep political divisions, the charges are likely to reinforce rather than reshape dueling perspectives of those who see accountability as long overdue and those who, like Trump, feel the Republican is being targeted for political purposes by a Democratic prosecutor. In a statement confirming the charges, defense lawyers Susan Necheles and Joseph Tacopina said

Former President Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned as early as Tuesday in an unprecedented legal case, potentially reshaping the American political ...

A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict former President Donald Trump. Follow here for live news updates, analysis and reactions.

It is likewise a continuing attack on our once free and fair elections." The Democrats have cheated countless times over the decades, including spying on my campaign, but weaponizing our justice system to punish a political opponent, who just so happens to be a President of the United States and by far the leading Republican candidate for President, has never happened before. 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 — the enemy of the hard-working men and women of this Country — have been engaged in a Witch-Hunt to destroy the Make America Great Again movement.

He is the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges.

[The Daily](https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily)” is about Trump. At the second annual 90s Con, in Hartford, Conn., attendees perused VHS tapes and Furby tattoos and had a chance to be splashed with Nickelodeon-style slime. The move is a setback for Russia. In that case, prosecutors argued Edwards violated federal campaign finance laws to pay for a scheme to cover up an affair. But Trump’s case is the first of its kind, both in terms of charging a former president and potentially attempting a new legal strategy. Capitol, his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents. In this case, Bragg could argue that Trump falsified records to cover up the hush money in the final weeks of the 2016 race, potentially making it an illegal campaign contribution. The unusual part of the charge would be how it’s elevated to a felony from a misdemeanor. One possibility is that the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, is combining state laws to accuse Trump of falsifying business records. He has long feared the possibility of being arrested, according to my colleague Maggie Haberman. An impeachment conviction could have barred Trump from future federal office, but the Senate acquitted him in both of his trials there. The case relates to his involvement in paying hush money to a porn star to bury a sex scandal in the final days of his 2016 presidential campaign.

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Former president Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury. District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office said it has contacted Trump's attorney "to ...

"Now that the charges have been filed, it is better for the case to let the indictment speak for itself," Cohen said. I've got real issues I've got to deal with here in the state of Florida." Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel called the probe a "blatant abuse of power from a DA focused on political vengeance." Revisit how [the news unfolded.](https://www.npr.org/live-updates/donald-trump-indictment-arrest-new-york) Especially when they do," said Rep. "A nation of laws must hold the rich and powerful accountable, even when they hold high office. The Trump Organization said that those reimbursement payments were for legal fees, which is not true. attorney and now a law professor at the University of Baltimore. Cohen transferred that money to Daniels less than two weeks before the election. "No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence," said No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence. And then after Trump won, Trump reimbursed Cohen, including with his own personal checks.

The charges are not publicly known at this time. Trump will likely be arraigned early next week, his defense attorney Joe Tacopina said.

Trump has denied knowledge of the payment. Trump has denied the affair. It relates to a $130,000 payment made by Trump’s then-personal attorney Michael Cohen to Daniels in late October 2016, days before the 2016 presidential election, to silence her from going public about an alleged affair with Trump a decade earlier. But Trump ultimately declined to appear before the panel. I think we have checks and balances and I trust the system,” said Rep. Potential defendants in New York are required by law to be notified and invited to appear before a grand jury weighing charges. Trump’s attorney to coordinate his surrender to the Manhattan D.A.’s Office for arraignment on a Supreme Court indictment, which remains under seal,” the district attorney’s office said in a statement Thursday. Trump has frequently called the various investigations surrounding him a “witch hunt,” attempting to sway public opinion on them by casting himself as a victim of what he’s claimed are political probes led by Democratic prosecutors. He has settled a number of private civil lawsuits through the years and paid his way out of disputes concerning the Trump Organization, his namesake company. Trump has long avoided legal consequences in his personal, professional and political lives. [ investigating the former president ](http://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-indictment-hush-money-stormy-daniels/index.html)in connection with his alleged role in a hush money payment scheme and cover-up involving adult film star Stormy Daniels that dates to the 2016 presidential election. “I believe this Witch-Hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden,” the former president said.

The charges from an investigation led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg come as Trump seeks the Republican nomination to run again in 2024. Below are ...

“However, I do take solace in validating the adage that no one is above the law; not even a former President. “For the first time in our Country’s history, a President (current or former) of the United States has been indicted. This is third world prosecutorial misconduct. A nation of laws must hold the rich and powerful accountable, even when they hold high office. “Mr Trump is subject to the same laws as every American. Now that the charges have been filed, it is better for the case to let the indictment speak for itself,” he added. Hopefully, the former President will peacefully respect the system, which grants him that right,” Pelosi added. The indictment of Trump is a moment in the death of the rule of law. And I think what we know is when you get into political prosecutions like this, it’s more about revenge than it is about justice,” Haley said. It is un-American,” DeSantis wrote on Twitter. Especially when they do. “But so too is the unlawful conduct in which Trump has been engaged.

Former US President Donald Trump is being charged with a crime. Here is what the case is about.

He is accused of falsifying his business records by saying the payment was for legal fees. If any of the charges are serious - what in the US is called a felony - then Mr Trump would face a maximum of four years in prison. Mr Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid her $130,000 to keep quiet. There are reports that will be on Tuesday. Yes, there's nothing in the US constitution to prevent Mr Trump from continuing his election campaign now he is being charged. Former US President Donald Trump is being charged with a crime in relation to a payment he made to a porn star.

Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, a historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business ...

The case may also turn in part on the testimony of a key witness, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to federal charges arising from the hush money payments, including making false statements. Trump himself raised anticipation that he would be indicted soon, issuing a statement earlier this month in which he predicted an imminent arrest and called for protests. Cohen pleaded guilty to those charges and unrelated tax evasion counts and served time in federal prison. The indictment comes as Trump seeks to reassert control of the Republican Party and stave off a slew of one-time allies who may threaten his bid for the presidential nomination. prosecutors at the time balked at bringing charges against him. Unlike those inquiries, the Manhattan case concerns allegations against Trump that occurred before he became president and are unrelated to his much-publicized efforts to overturn the election. The former president was at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida estate, on Thursday and filmed an interview with a conservative commentator earlier in the day. An expected leading rival in the race, Florida Gov. In a statement confirming the charges, defense lawyers Susan Necheles and Joseph Tacopina said Trump “did not commit any crime. Arriving at a time of deep political divisions, the charges are likely to reinforce rather than reshape dueling perspectives of those who see accountability as long overdue and those who, like Trump, feel the Republican is being targeted for political purposes by a Democratic prosecutor. For security reasons, his booking is expected to be carefully choreographed to avoid crowds inside or outside the courthouse. Tacopina said Trump is “likely” to turn himself in on Tuesday.

Trump, 76, has faced a mountain of litigation and several overlapping investigations since he lost in the 2020 presidential election. The Manhattan criminal ...

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Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, a historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business ...

Grand jury in hush money probe votes to bring first case against a former US president.

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The charges against Donald J. Trump will be formally unsealed when he is arraigned. The first former president to be a criminal defendant, his indictment ...

After Mr. Mr. When Mr. Pomerantz and Mr. Pomerantz said that Mr. And Mr. In the spring, Mr. Lawyers for Mr. Daniels’s account, Mr. Daniels tells it, Mr. At the time, Mr. Cohen asked Mr.

Jon Keller says the indictment of President Trump will be a huge boost to his bid for a second term in 2024.

But haven't we seen Trump time and again capitalize on attacks and whip up the right to his own political benefit? The "witch hunt" narrative - with a direct tie to the 2024 presidential contest driven by Trump's recently-growing poll numbers - will be hammered home on the right in the coming weeks and months as this case drags on. And the results of a just-released Quinnipiac

A New York grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump on unspecified criminal charges in a case that marks the first time a former president has been charged ...

The former president has called the charges "political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history." He has said also that he wouldn’t quit the 2024 presidential race if indicted. "NYC is ridden with violent crime, undeterred homelessness, and record-breaking larceny," Marshall said. "DA Bragg — spend taxpayers’ money and your energy protecting law-abiding citizens. While billionaire George Soros donated to a political action committee supporting Bragg's election, the two have never met, Soros' spokesperson The grand jury had been investigating hush money payments to two women who claimed to have had sex with him.

Joe Tacopina added he expected the charges — the first criminal indictment in history of an ex-US president — to relate to payments to buy the silence of porn ...

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NEW YORK -- Former President Donald Trump will be arraigned Tuesday after his indictment in New York City, court officials said Friday, his formal surrender ...

Federal prosecutors argued - in a 2018 criminal case against Cohen - that the payments equated to illegal aid to Trump's campaign. As Trump ran for president in 2016, his allies paid the women to bury their allegations. At the federal level, a Justice Department-appointed special counsel also is investigating Trump's efforts to unravel the national election results. The investigation dug into six-figure payments made to porn actor Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal. Trump lawyer Joseph Tacopina said during TV interviews Friday he would "very aggressively" challenge the legal validity of the Manhattan grand jury indictment. Trump has Secret Service protection, so agents would need to be by his side at all times.

First Amendment lawyers argue New York should rescind its ban on cameras in the courtroom ahead of former president Donald Trump's looming hush money trial.

The media capital of the world is — [shamefully](https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmoderncourts.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FCameras-in-the-Courts-Enhancing-Transparency-in-the-New-York-State-Judiciary.pdf&data=05%7C01%7Cashley.cullins%40thr.com%7C82a9745a451c4d0664b108db318eec4e%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638158263175493072%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Z1Z%2BfNQAarGlBqpf8znIuuTsnlziotF%2BPFuXeMFmlrU%3D&reserved=0) — one of only two states in the U.S. The other: the District of Columbia, which is not really a state, according to the [Senate](https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fideas%2Farchive%2F2023%2F03%2Fbiden-washington-dc-statehood-home-rule%2F673278%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cashley.cullins%40thr.com%7C82a9745a451c4d0664b108db318eec4e%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638158263175493072%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DXcwGXBv3acg0uliZVCaBS%2FvQNaSu09c5xxMDqbjFuI%3D&reserved=0). justice content trains its gaze upon the New York State Legislature, which is contemplating a [bill](https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nysenate.gov%2Flegislation%2Fbills%2F2023%2FS160&data=05%7C01%7Cashley.cullins%40thr.com%7C82a9745a451c4d0664b108db318eec4e%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638158263175649319%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vjVqqHozo3u0214xu05usYqmK1csWRXHw%2BhSthwouwk%3D&reserved=0), introduced by Sen. Tanvi Valsangikar is a an attorney who specializes in First Amendment and media law. Daniel Novack is a publishing industry attorney and chair of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Media Law. tree falls in the woods Trump gets convicted in Lower Manhattan and no one sees it, will anyone believe it? Public access is the bedrock of our justice system — but its promise is hollow if constrained by geographic proximity, workday availability and space constraints. “People behave differently on camera.” (Often better!) “It will become a circus.” (Too late. Discuss.”) Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D-47), that would bring New York’s courts into the 21st 20th century. Someday our grandchildren will ask us: “Where were you when they indicted the president?” (For posterity: Dan was eating Burger King with his daughters, Joely and Mila, and nephew and niece, Boaz and Kayla; Tanvi was Sudoku’ing). Supreme Court, access to the Trump Show will be limited to those who can afford Taylor Swift tickets on the secondary market.

Former President Donald Trump's indictment by a New York grand jury has thrust the nation into uncharted political, legal and historical waters, ...

But Trump’s status as a former president who is currently running for the White House again will undoubtedly inject additional security and practical concerns around the next steps in his case. Prosecutors were also weighing whether to charge Trump with falsifying business records in the first degree for falsifying a record with the intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal another crime, which in this case could be a violation of campaign finance laws. And if a first appearance is also an arraignment, a plea is expected to be entered. “I believe this Witch-Hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden,” the former president said in a statement Thursday. To prove the case, prosecutors would need to show Trump intended to commit a crime. Trump was caught off guard by the grand jury’s decision to indict him, according to a person who spoke directly with him. If an arrest of a defendant is not needed, arrangements are made with them or their lawyers for a voluntary surrender to law enforcement. Trump has denied knowledge of the payment. Falsifying business records is a misdemeanor in New York. Trump has denied the affair. Ahead of the indictment, prosecutors were weighing whether to charge Trump with falsifying the business records of the Trump Organization for how it reflected the reimbursement of the payment to Cohen, who said he advanced the money to Daniels. The company noted the reimbursements as a legal expense in its internal books.

Every day, hundreds of people are taken into law enforcement custody in New York City. Former President Donald Trump is expected to become one of them next ...

[turned himself in at a Manhattan police station](/article/north-america-us-news-ap-top-news-harvey-weinstein-sexual-misconduct-ebaf3f3100fd4fb9bdf8382f66f4ce0c) in 2018 to face rape and criminal sex act charges. Defendants have to give up cellphones and some other personal items for safekeeping (and, in some cases, potential evidence), and lawyers generally aren’t allowed to accompany their clients through the process. To pass the time, he’d brought a book — “Chicken Soup for the Baseball Fan’s Soul” — and his lawyers supplied him with a snack, a face mask, breath mints and other items, according to the filing. and was taken to what his attorneys described as a “holding room” for booking, an interview about potential release, and other procedures. [was indicted](/article/trump-hush-money-new-york-indictment-election-027d0e5ac1881a4c55c6379deae75faa) by a Manhattan grand jury and is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon after an investigation into payments made during his 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter. The indictment itself remains sealed for now in the first criminal case ever brought against a former U.S.

Republican members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation are calling a New York grand jury's indictment of former President Donald Trump evidence of a ...

"When we look at the kind of social media stuff and statements put out by elected officials from the two parties in the last 24 hours, it really shows us how predictable and locked in the two parties are," Lee said. "No one is above the law, not even a former President," Pocan said. A letter from Steil, Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer of Kentucky accused brag of preparing to "engage in an unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority." "He's a survivor. "With all the problems facing our country — many exacerbated by Radical Left governance — now a George Soros funded D.A. [Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/nyregion/michael-cohen-sentence-trump.html) for the payments, with Judge William H. Those ticket splitters in Wisconsin seem nearly extinct, said Lee, with several recent statewide elections decided by around 20,000 and 30,000 votes among millions cast. During sentencing, Cohen apologized in court and said, "I felt it was my duty to cover up his (Trump's) dirty deeds." Trump was indicted by a New York grand jury Thursday afternoon. [echoed](https://twitter.com/derrickvanorden/status/1641600193387790338) the comments about "weaponization" of government by liberals. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/RepFitzgerald/status/1641581126161518592) that Trump's indictment "is just the latest of the weaponization of government against conservatives." The indictment remains under seal, so it's unclear what charges the former president may face.

Donald J. Trump was indicted in Manhattan on Thursday, becoming the first American president, current or former, to be charged with a crime.

If Mr. Mr. Lawyers for Mr. Convicting Mr. It was Mr. For one thing, Mr. When pleading guilty in federal court, Mr. Cohen, the district attorney’s inquiry would center on Mr. Cohen paid $130,000, and Mr. The charges against Mr. In the days after Mr. The payment, federal prosecutors concluded, amounted to an improper donation to Mr.

Judge Juan Merchan will be in the hot seat in what could be the biggest case ever tried in the Manhattan criminal court.

What he can in some ways control what the party’s lawyers say and, and impose penalties for violating his order.” “Judge Merchan is going to want this case tried in the courtroom,” Vance said. He told them they had “sullied the memories” of the people who died in the 2001 terror attacks. He has been a judge since 2006 and had some cases that were the stuff of tabloid fodder. On his Truth Social platform Friday, Trump trashed the judge — New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan — claiming he “HATES ME” and spelling his name incorrectly in the process. “Trump has a history of being difficult to keep him and his organization on track,” Vance said.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office confirmed the indictment in a statement on Thursday and said it had reached out to Trump's attorney to arrange ...

After news of the indictment broke on Thursday evening, NYPD officers were out in full force at the Manhattan criminal courthouse, where a few scattered protesters gathered. The indictment comes as Trump faces legal hurdles in other potential criminal cases. Cohen met repeatedly with prosecutors and testified before the grand jury in this case for five hours over two days in March. The majority of that report was ordered sealed, at least until charging decisions are made. Trump has denied having a sexual encounter with Daniels, and vehemently denied wrongdoing in this case. Bragg's office said more guidance would be provided "when the arraignment date is selected."

"Political persecution" is how one of Donald Trump's lawyers described a Manhattan grand jury's decision to indict the former president related to his ...

I think they'll recognize that it's in the president's interest and the public's interest to get this to the judge on a motion to dismiss early and to have an opportunity to really stop a historic wrong with this politicized prosecution. That's not the rule of law. They have to do that to try to avoid the statute of limitations. Well, on the grounds that it's a completely political persecution. It does give us a little bit of transparency in terms of what we think are going to be the charges. Obviously, credibility of witnesses is a giant and I think insurmountable issue.

Manhattan grand jury indicted ex-President Donald Trump — in a historic first · The Trump indictment remains under seal so there is a lot we don't know ...

"And I think more than anything he probably wants that public stage to play the victim, to have an audience." "Trump is not known for hiding from cameras, and I'm certain there will be a lot of cameras there." Most similar cases would probably take a year to get to trial, Galluzzo says. "Until we read that indictment, we don't know the specific charges Trump will have to defend himself against," he adds. but more indictments to come," presidential historian Douglas Brinkley Still, we do know that the 23-person grand jury heard evidence in the case, including testimony from Daniels and Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen. The processing itself would take place behind closed doors. Galluzzo expects defense attorneys to argue that it won't be fair for Trump to get a fair trial in Manhattan and push to have it moved somewhere else. "This is the first time that it really seems likely that the former president of the United States will be having a mugshot, being fingerprinted and having not just this indictment ... [told Reuters](https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2023-03-31/trump-lawyer-says-ex-president-will-not-be-handcuffed-when-he-surrenders) on Friday that he will not be handcuffed when he arrives, and plans to enter a not guilty plea. That's when Trump would come in for photographs, fingerprints and paperwork, as well as to enter a plea, a process that A spokesperson for the New York Office of Court Administration has since confirmed to NPR that Trump is expected to appear in court on Tuesday at 2:15 p.m.

The payoffs, and the way that Trump's company accounted for one of them, are believed to be at the center of a grand jury investigation that led to a criminal ...

Previously, Colangelo served as deputy assistant to President Barack Obama, was a deputy director of the National Economic Council and a chief of staff for the U.S. He is not elected to the post. Merchan started as a family court judge in the Bronx. He was also part of a wave of state litigation against Trump administration policies, resulting in dozens of lawsuits that challenged everything from diluted environmental standards to changes to U.S. Manhattan’s first Black district attorney, Bragg could become the first prosecutor anywhere to bring a criminal case against a former U.S. The Democrat inherited an investigation of Trump when he took office in January 2022. In June 2016, he alerted Cohen that McDougal’s lawyer had approached the publication seeking to sell her story about an alleged affair with Trump. The Federal Election Commission fined the company $187,500, deeming the McDougal deal as a “prohibited corporate in-kind contribution.” But the Manhattan district attorney’s office ultimately brought unrelated charges against Weisselberg for dodging income taxes on job perks he got from Trump’s company, including a rent-free apartment and a luxury car. He says he was then reimbursed by Trump, whose company logged the payment and related bonuses as “legal expenses.” has acknowledged that its payments to McDougal were done specifically to assist Trump’s election bid and were made “in concert” with his campaign. During a stop in Columbus, Ohio, Daniels was arrested on suspicion of inappropriately touching an undercover officer, but the charges were dropped hours later.

After the Donald Trump indictment, he is expected to be arraigned Tuesday, though a mugshot may not be part of the process. Here are the latest details out ...

Criminal court cases on lower floors are expected to continue, however. It is unclear if, when or where he would make a public statement after the arraignment. Tuesday to surrender.

Donald Trump, the ex-president and frontrunner to be Republican nominee in 2024, is set to face a mug shot, finger-printing and a court appearance next week ...

Trump in 2018 initially disputed knowing anything about the payment to Daniels. Capitol assault by supporters and probe into his campaign's contacts with Russia in 2016. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. The former president's personal lawyer Michael Cohen has said he coordinated with Trump on the payments to Daniels and to a second woman, former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who also said she had a sexual relationship with him. "I encourage both Mr. Capitol by his supporters. The Manhattan charges will likely be unsealed by a judge in the coming days and Trump will have to travel there to be fingerprinted and photographed, known as a surrender date, which a court official said was expected on Tuesday. While president between 2017 and 2021, Trump regularly clashed with allies over trade and defense, and a return to the Oval Office looks set to weaken U.S support for Ukraine. Trump’s critics and supporters to let the process proceed peacefully and according to the law," he said. Some 44% of Republicans said he should drop out of the race if he is indicted, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released last week. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story "This is Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history," Trump said in a statement.

The campaign shared new details about the former president's plans to appear at the Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday to face criminal charges.

Quirk, President of the New York Court Officers Association, referring to a The Trump campaign is also keeping tabs of others who are trying to financially benefit off of the indictment. The campaign says he will spend his weekend at home in Palm Beach, and he plans to return after business at the courthouse is complete. A press release from the campaign noted that “25% of donations came from first-time donors” and the average contribution was only $34. So far, the only major event on his calendar is a speech at the National Rifle Association conference mid-April in Indianapolis. His arraignment is expected to be around 2:15pm, according to a law enforcement official.

The former president is expected to answer charges with the Secret Service in tow before a judge in the often grimy and ill-lit criminal courthouse in Lower ...

Mr. Trump had used his social media platform to insult Mr. The letter noted that before being indicted, Mr. On Friday, Mr. In Washington, a Justice Department special counsel is leading two separate investigations, into Mr. Pence said that Mr. Daniels was paid $130,000 not to speak publicly about her claims, and the payments were channeled through Mr. Speaking at the National Review Institute in Washington, Mr. On Thursday, he called Mr. Although the host Tucker Carson said of Mr. Late on Friday afternoon, Mr. A day after a grand jury indicted Mr.

FILE - Former President Donald Trump arrives to board his airplane for a trip to a campaign rally in Waco, Texas, at West Palm Beach International Airport, ...

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, on the other hand, turned himself in at a Manhattan police station in 2018 to face rape and criminal sex act charges. To pass the time, he'd brought a book — Chicken Soup for the Baseball Fan's Soul — and his lawyers supplied him with a snack, a face mask, breath mints and other items, according to the filing. and was taken to what his attorneys described as a "holding room" for booking, an interview about potential release, and other procedures. When Trump turns himself in, expect a carefully choreographed and relatively quick process and release without bail (as is common in New York) — and with a focus on security. The indictment itself remains sealed for now in the first criminal case ever brought against a former U.S. Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury and is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon after an investigation into payments made during his 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter.

Faith leaders pray over President Donald Trump during an Evangelicals for Trump campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry on Jan. 3, 2020, in ...

In addition to the New York case, Trump is also facing two federal criminal investigations and another in Georgia. Of course, Michael Cohen, Trump’s onetime lawyer and the star witness against him in the New York case, is being cast by MAGA world as Judas. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who has come to symbolize MAGA in Congress, immediately vowed to go to New York to support Trump; she seems to be fulfilling the role of Mary Magdalene, who washed Christ’s feet with her tears and later witnessed his crucifixion. Holy Tuesday is a middle-of-the-week drudge day of Holy Week, and biblical scholars have spent a millennium trying to piece together what they think Jesus was doing that day. Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits. Next Tuesday is Holy Tuesday, and the parallels will write themselves.

Criminal charges filed against the former president could further tarnish the Trump Organization's reputation, experts say.

"Rather than tackling new projects in recent years, the company has largely tended to its existing properties," the Times said. "An indictment is the perception of wrongdoing, and the perception of wrongdoing by the head of a corporation makes people worried." That lawsuit "would really be a final nail in the coffin," Zelin said. "They're all people trying to find a reason to remove Donald Trump as the future president of this country again." New York Attorney General Letitia James has said the alleged fraud added "billions" to Trump's property values. It's hard to tell what financial impact, if any, its legal issues may have had on the Trump Organization. Of course, the subject of an indictment, like anyone charged with a crime, is presumed innocent. "It seems to me they've already taken this big hit, there's already trouble, and now Trump is making it worse." While the indictment of its former CEO may not directly add to those legal woes, it may further tarnish the company's reputation. Now, when the chief of that corporation, the head of that corporation, is under indictment, that doesn't help the image of the corporation," Gershman said. Who would want to do business with this organization or with Trump?" 6 attack on the Capitol and his deepening legal woes since leaving office risk tainting the Trump Organization's once-gilded brand.

Former President Donald Trump can't seem to stop talking about his indictment. But once he's arraigned, it's "extremely likely" that he'll have to, a former ...

"If Trump basically is trying to foment a riot, then I could see the court putting some limitations on him," Bruce Rogow told Bloomberg. ["the textbook definition of a racist comment.](https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/paul-ryan-trump-judge-223991)" As president, Trump lit into federal judges for halting his administration's immigration policies. "Extrajudicial statements by Trump are not going to be looked on kindly by this judge," he said. "Given Donald Trump's history in litigation there is likely to be an appeal, but a carefully defined, narrowly restricted gag order would be upheld by the courts on appeal." issue a gag order," Modisett said after an Insider reporter read to him the former president's attack on Merchan. But the judge is likely to issue a gag order on the lawyers from both sides, along with Trump, he said. If there's a gag order, Levin said Trump will be "very limited" in what he's able to say, even if there may be proxies who speak for him. Judges like to give people a number of chances before punishing them for violating a gag order, so it's unlikely one violation would be punished harshly, Levin said. "He is a criminal defendant and, you know, we see hundreds of thousands of criminal defendants across the country every day who have a lot of rights stripped away from them and he is now one of them. He added that Trump's status as a presidential candidate certainly complicates the First Amendment questions that are always present when such an order is considered. "Gag orders are very common in criminal cases, particularly in cases where there is an enormous amount of pretrial publicity like this one." If Trump violates it by speaking about the litigation outside the courtroom, he could face consequences.

Unprecedented. That's what the country faces after a New York grand jury voted this week to indict Donald Trump on unspecified criminal charges.

What happens next after Trump indictment](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/30/what-happens-after-trump-indictment/11573340002/) [Red, white and (increasingly) blue. How Democrats look to take advantage of state 'trifectas'](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/02/democratic-state-governement-strategy-abortion-access-lgbtq-rights-marijuana/11153862002/) "First day out of prison, tries to kill somebody." "We should let the judicial system do its job without interference." [Democrats hold total control of state government](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/02/democratic-state-governement-strategy-abortion-access-lgbtq-rights-marijuana/11153862002/) after the 2022 midterms. in an incident that is likely to renew the debate about violent crime. [Burchett, of Tennessee, told reporters Monday.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/28/school-shootings-nashville-tennessee-republican/11557086002/) "Criminals are going to be criminals." Raw power. Rand Paul was brutally attacked in Washington, D.C. He will give his fingerprints. He will processed with booking number.

A list of the key players in the four-year investigation that has led to the ex-president's historic indictment.

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The New York grand jury hearing the case against Donald Trump was set to break for several weeks. The former president's lawyers believed on Wednesday ...

controller Jeffrey McConney [testified](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/01/politics/trump-organization-controller-grand-jury/index.html) before the grand jury. [ Pecker](http://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/politics/david-pecker-prosecutors-trump/index.html), the former head of American Media Inc., which publishes the National Enquirer. During the void, Trump continued to launch verbal insults against Bragg, calling him a “degenerate psychopath.” And four Republican chairmen of the most powerful House committees wrote to Bragg asking him to testify, which Bragg’s office said was unprecedented interference in a local investigation. But the January meeting was the first in more than a year – and a clear sign of the direction prosecutors were taking. and its long-time chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg [were indicted](https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/30/politics/trump-organization-charges/index.html) on tax fraud and other charges in June 2021 for allegedly running an off-the-books compensation scheme for more than a decade. Vance authorized the attorneys on the team to present evidence to the grand jury near the end of 2021, but he did not seek an indictment. [went to the Supreme Court](https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/22/politics/supreme-court-trump-taxes-vance/index.html) twice to enforce a subpoena for Trump’s tax records from his long-time accounting firm Mazars USA. (Trump has denied the affair.) Cohen was later reimbursed $420,000 by the Trump Organization to cover the original payment and tax liabilities and to reward him with a bonus. At the time, federal prosecutors had determined they could not seek to indict Trump in the scheme because of US Justice Department regulations against charging a sitting president. Bragg and his top prosecutors huddled the rest of the week and over the weekend to determine a strategy that would effectively counter Costello’s testimony in the grand jury. The other witness, who has still not been identified, testified on Thursday for 35 minutes in front of the grand jury – just before prosecutors asked them to vote on the indictment of more than 30 counts, the sources said. The surprise move was the final twist in an investigation that’s taken a long and winding road to the history-making charges that were returned this week.

Within hours of news of his indictment, Donald Trump started asking for political donations. They include antisemitic tropes and nods to QAnon.

He’s also been [openly embracing QAnon](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/09/23/trump-embrace-qanon-concern-violence/10434619002/), the same movement that drove many followers to the Capitol on Jan. [Six months ago](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/18/mar-a-lago-raid-official-trump-defense-fund/10328752002/), he revved up his pitches after the FBI searched his home in Mar-a-Lago. [the PAC pledged](https://votingwhileblack.com/color-of-change-pac-endorses-alvin-bragg-for-manhattan-da/) to spend “over one million dollars” to reach out directly to voters in support of Bragg, and in the middle of a hotly contested Democratic primary for the open Manhattan District Attorney seat. Vachon said that Soros personally and his affiliated Democracy PAC have donated $4 million to Colorofchange between 2016 and 2022, including the May 2021 donation, but "none of those funds were earmarked for Bragg’s campaign." His affiliated PACs are due to file similar information July 31. Public information on his latest fundraising is due to the Federal Election Commission on April 15. [an archive at politicalemails.org](https://politicalemails.org/organizations/415). Soros did donate $1 million to a political action committee called Colorofchange in May 2021, The statement said 25% of those donations came from first-time donors and again called Bragg a "Soros-funded prosecutor." “They're loaded with antisemitic language, some of which has been used in the past to validate violence against Jews,” said Kurt Braddock, a public communication professor at American University. "A former president, a current candidate and my friend President Donald J. Several of those lawyers have sent out statements defending him.

The former president's courtroom appearance will represent a reckoning for "Teflon Don,” who until now has skirted serious legal jeopardy despite decades of ...

But Sam Nunberg, a longtime former aide who broke with Trump years ago, said that while he no longer supports Trump, he believes the Manhattan case is “a waste of time,” given the allegations, which remain under seal. Trump aides have been discussing other ideas to maximize the situation, including the possibility of holding a press event either before or after the arraignment. “After he got over that,” he said, Trump “put a notch on his belt and he decided we have to fight now. Trump has been in contact by phone with key congressional allies, including members of House leadership and top committees, according to people familiar with the conversations, who, like others, spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the response. But on a personal level, the indictment pierces the cloak of invincibility that seemed to follow Trump through his decades in business and in politics, as he faced allegations of fraud, collusion and sexual misconduct. 6, 2021, as well as Trump’s handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and potential obstruction of the investigation. Already, the charges have been a boon to his struggling fundraising. That included Trump attorney Joe Tacopina, who said Friday morning he had hoped the “rule of law would prevail.” ... I think he’s now in the posture that he’s ready to fight this.” [Donald Trump](https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump) steps before a judge next week to be [arraigned in a New York courtroom](https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-new-york-hush-money-election-488c76cf92269e2c258d5203a6e981a1?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_01), it will not only mark the first time a former U.S. “You know I always thought of him as the Gingerbread Man, shouting, ‘You can’t catch me!’ as he ran away.” Like any other person facing trial, he will be booked, fingerprinted and photographed before being given the chance to enter a plea.

The former president's niece said her uncle is being held accountable "for the first time in his 76 years" following a Manhattan grand jury's indictment.

[ridiculed Trump and his legal team](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-indictment-caught-key-players-surprise-1791670) over reports the indictment caught them by surprise. She said Trump's "defiance" on social media is likely a way of masking his true feelings about the indictment. "How can he possibly process the fact that for the first time in his 76 years, he is being held accountable for something when almost for that entire 76 years, he has done noting but get away with everything. He has responded to the indictment with a flurry of posts on his social media platform Truth Social attacking the district attorney's office. The former president has denied having an affair with Daniels and has maintained his innocence in the case, accusing prosecutors of engaging in a politically-motivated witch hunt. Merchan presided over last year's tax fraud trial of The Trump Organization and Allen Weisselberg, its former chief financial officer.

Once the booking is complete, the former president would appear before a judge for an afternoon arraignment.

Federal prosecutors argued — in a 2018 criminal case against Cohen — that the payments equated to illegal aid to Trump’s campaign. He shouts in all capital letters on his social media platform that the Democrats have “LIED, CHEATED” and more to damage his 2024 presidential run. Trump lawyer Joseph Tacopina said during TV interviews Friday he would “very aggressively” challenge the legal validity of the Manhattan grand jury indictment. Officers yelled at reporters who ventured up, “This floor is closed,” and ordered them to get back in the elevator and leave. Since no former president had ever been charged with a crime, there’s no rulebook for booking the defendant. Trump will be arraigned in the same Manhattan courtroom where his company was tried and convicted of tax fraud in December and where disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial took place.

Former President Donald Trump might not be talking about the most significant development of his 2024 campaign starting next week.

[also oversaw](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/judge-oversaw-trump-organization-may-get-manhattan-case) the criminal trial against the Trump Organization that resulted in former chief financial officer for the Trump Organization, Allen Weisselberg, pleading guilty to tax fraud and [being sentenced to five months in prison](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/former-trump-cfo-allen-weisselberg-five-month-sentence-tax-fraud-scheme) while also having to pay $2 million in taxes, penalties, and interest. As Merchan considers how to handle the historic problem of handling criminal charges against a former president and current top candidate for the presidential nomination, attorneys acknowledged a gag order will be difficult to enforce. [DONALD TRUMP INDICTED: AT LEAST ONE FELONY AMONG CHARGES IN HUSH MONEY CASE: REPORT](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/at-least-one-felony-among-the-charges-in-trump-case-ap) The former president, who is fond of communicating directly with friends and foes alike on social media, has been commenting on the legal proceedings against him for weeks on his platform Truth Social. After his arraignment, reported to be as soon as Tuesday, Trump will likely no longer be allowed to talk about the case or the [charges brought against him](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/at-least-one-felony-among-the-charges-in-trump-case-ap). [Manhattan](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/new-york) District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into hush money payments Trump made in 2016 resulted in the first indictment of a former president in U.S.

Since a grand jury issued charges related to hush money to an adult film star, the former president has cycled through a range of emotions and postures.

“For the sin of putting America first, the Democrats and billionaires are weaponizing government to try and stop him,” Budowich wrote. Here is The Post’s ranking of the [top 10 Republican presidential candidates for 2024](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/14/top-10-republican-presidential-candidates-2024-ranked/?itid=lb_presidential-candidates-for-2024_5). As the news broke Thursday, many of Trump’s top advisers — including Cheung, Chris LaCivita, Jason Miller and Susie Wiles — were with him at Mar-a-Lago. “This is the lowest point in history for our criminal justice system,” said Chris Kise, one of Trump’s lawyers. Some had become so certain that there would be no movement on the investigation in the short term that they had been preparing to take time off, while others — including adviser Boris Epshteyn, who is playing a lead role on Trump’s legal team — had advised Trump that he would not be indicted at all. They also hope to have him back out on the campaign trail by the end of next week. But some of his lawyers privately view the other cases as stronger — and fear a situation where they are battling multiple indictments in multiple jurisdictions. (Trump later claimed to Fox News’s Sean Hannity that he wasn’t aware of the image he’d shared). Since first positing — incorrectly — on his social media platform almost exactly two weeks ago that he would be arrested in a few days, Trump has cycled through a range of emotions and postures, both public and private. Yet in the immediate aftermath of the grand jury’s decision related to hush money paid to an adult-film star, Trump was not happy, said one person with direct knowledge of his reaction. He has been angry and even threatening, attacking Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on his Truth Social site and warning of “potential death & destruction” if he was charged. At another, he began calling congressional Republicans, promising to fight the indictment and relishing their declarations of support.

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump is facing multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least one felony offense, in the indictment ...

The publisher of the supermarket tabloid the National Enquirer paid McDougal $150,000 for rights to her story and sat on it, in an arrangement brokered by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. Federal prosecutors argued — in a 2018 criminal case against Cohen — that the payments equated to illegal aid to Trump’s campaign. And, at the federal level, a Justice Department-appointed special counsel also is investigating Trump’s efforts to unravel the national election results. Officers yelled at reporters who ventured up, “This floor is closed,” and ordered them to get back in the elevator and leave. Trump will be arraigned in the same Manhattan courtroom where his company was tried and convicted of tax fraud in December and where disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial took place. New York law discourages the release of mug shots in most cases. He shouts in all capital letters on his social media platform that the Democrats have “LIED, CHEATED” and more to damage his 2024 presidential run. Since no former president had ever been charged with a crime, there’s no rulebook for booking the defendant. Trump lawyer Joseph Tacopina said during TV interviews Friday he would “very aggressively” challenge the legal validity of the Manhattan grand jury indictment. James Comer, Jim Jordan and Bryan Steil, the committee chairs whom Bragg addressed in his letter, have asked the district attorney’s office for grand jury testimony, documents and copies of any communications with the Justice Department. And the political implications could be titanic ahead of next year’s presidential election. Congressional Republicans, as well as Trump himself, contend the whole matter is politically motivated.

Here are some of the people involved as the case against former President Donald Trump moves forward. Michael Cohen. Trump's former attorney testified in 2018 ...

Engoron was having none of it, declaring that the October trial date was “written in stone.” Still, Trump lawyer Christopher Kise seemed to hold out some hope of postponement. Trump’s trial is also expected to require extraordinary security precautions, arrangements that will entail navigating protocols of the Secret Service, the NYPD and the court. Defense attorneys often demand a speedy trial at the outset of a case, only to repeatedly press for delays as the trial date nears. Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina said Friday there’s “zero, zee-ro” chance of Trump making a similar deal in the criminal hush money case and pleading guilty. After a five-week trial in the Trump Org case, a jury convicted the Trump companies on all 17 felony charges and the judge imposed a $1.6 million fine. The recently completed criminal trial for the Trump Organization and a related company on tax-related charges took almost 16 months from indictment to opening statements. A judge, whom Trump had appointed just before leaving office, supported his bid to appoint a special master to review the matter instead, delaying proceedings for two months before a federal appeals court rebuffed her effort. Buying time would be particularly attractive for Trump because of the legal uncertainty that would arise if he wins the presidential election in November 2024. The first indication of Trump’s posture will likely come Tuesday at his arraignment, when a deadline will be set for various motions in the case. That will be followed by a relatively strict series of “adjournment dates” for other phases of the case. make a motion to ask for the court to review the grand jury minutes and determine whether or not the D.A. Trump has spent decades refining tactics for prolonging his legal fights as his lawyers attempt to out-wait and outlast the patience of his adversaries.