the The grand jury From Manhattan they voted to condemn Donald Trump. Advertised by The New York Times. So the billionaire will be the first president in American history to face criminal prosecution.
The exact allegations are not yet known, as the American newspaper explains, but the case revolves around an alleged illegal payment of the porn star. Stormy DanielsDuring the White House election campaign in 2016. The money would have been paid so that the woman would not reveal her relationship. The issue has returned to the fore in recent days, after Trump himself publicly predicted the possibility of his arrest.
For his part, the former tenant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue had always declared himself estranged from the facts and always dismissed all accusations. And he did so even after the indictment was announced, first by issuing a brief statement identifying himself.completely innocent” He then comments, in his own way, in rather colorful phrases: “He is the one political persecutionainterference in electionsL. And again: “This witch hunt is going to backfire on Biden.” Then a direct attack on the Manhattan attorney: “Alvin Bragg was picked and paid for George Soros And it’s a shame. Instead of stopping the unprecedented crime wave sweeping through New York, he is doing Joe Biden’s dirty work.
Even the Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthyThe Attorney General attacked Prague: “He has damaged our country beyond repair in his attempt to interfere in the presidential elections. While he regularly releases violent criminals to terrorize the public, Alvin Bragg has used our justice system as a weapon against President Trump. The American people will not tolerate this injustice and the House of Representatives will stand firm against his unprecedented abuse of power. His main opponent in the Republican House of Representatives, the governor of Florida, is also endorsing Trump Ron DeSantiswho announced that his administration “will not respond to the extradition request.”
from White Housethis The New York Times He tried to ask, but no comment came. No comment also from Department of Justicewhich in turn is investigating the former president for events related to the attack on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021 and top secret documents found at the Mar-a-Lago residence
L’formal accusation Before the judge sits after the weekend, early next week. The attorney general has already contacted Trump’s attorney to agree on the methods the businessman is using He will be handed over to the authorities . In recent weeks there has been a lot of discussion about the possibility that the ex-president might decide to eventually display his arrest, present himself as a victim in front of public opinion and unleash a nationwide protest movement, which would serve as a viaticum in his new run for the presidency. Indeed, the indictment would not prevent the former president from participating in the election campaign: a clean criminal record is not a requirement in the US Constitution to run. Trump could have been banned from political activity only if he was guilty in my case isolation from which he was acquitted instead.
Donald Trump was at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, in Florida, in the hours news of his conviction was made public. According to sources close to the former president, it was reported The New York TimesHis entourage was surprised and did not expect the grand jury’s decision until the end of April. one of his lawyers, Chris KaneHowever, he has already declared that he considers the prosecutor’s act to be wrongful, “it completely lacks legal grounds.”
The first reaction of the Trump family was the reaction of one of his sons, Ericwho defined the indictment via Twitter as “political actionL”. The British tabloid contacted him daily MailThen Eric himself spoke of an “attack without any reason,” an example of “the decline of American law.” He added, “They attack him because he dared to challenge the political elite, they opportunistically attack a political opponent in an election campaign.” Brother is harder Donald JrMajor, who said on his podcast that such things would make Mao, Stalin and Pol Pot pale. And he issued a sinister warning to Republicans who had distanced themselves from their father and did not stand up for him: Come for you, for they will come.
Even Stormy Daniels’ attorney, Clark Brewster, intervened on social media: “The condemnation of Donald Trump is not a reason for joy – he wrote in a tweet -. Now let truth and justice prevail. No one is above the law.” comment Michael CohenTrump’s former attorney and key witness in the case that led to the indictment: “I am not happy about making this statement and I would also like to remind everyone of the presumption of innocence. But it comforts me to think that no one is above the law, not even a former president. Today’s indictment is not the end of this.” Chapter, but the beginning.“Taking responsibility is important, and I stand by my testimony and the evidence that I presented to the New York Attorney General’s Office,” he adds.
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