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Grand jury investigating ex-president over hush money payment to an adult film star appears poised to complete its work soon.

The testimony came two days after Trump said he expected to be indicted and arrested and urged supporters to act, directing particularly hostile rhetoric towards Bragg. The protester’s sign echoed, if while misspelling “George”, Republican attacks on “Soros-funded prosecutors” which itself echoes [antisemitic invective](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/20/trump-soros-desantis-bragg/). [Manhattan criminal courthouse](https://www.nyc.gov/site/dcas/business/dcasmanagedbuildings/manhattan-criminal-courthouse.page) in the lower part of the island. So were reporters and [protesters](https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/1638165080356388866/photo/4). Pleading guilty, Cohen said the payments were directed by Trump. Monday’s testimony to the grand jury came from Robert Costello. Trump is due to hold his first large-scale rally of the 2024 Republican primary in Waco, Texas, on Saturday. “But Michael Cohen is far from solid evidence.” His representatives later said he was citing media reports and leaks and there was no indication his prediction would come true. [Michael Cohen](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/michael-cohen), the former Trump lawyer who became a key witness in the Manhattan investigation. Media outlets reported a likely surrender to authorities in [hearing from a witness favourable to Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/20/donald-trump-robert-costello-testimony-stormy-daniels), presumably so prosecutors could ensure the panel had a chance to consider testimony that could be seen as exculpatory.

Former President Donald Trump is not expected to be arraigned until next week if he's indicted over an alleged hush money payment to porn star Stormy ...

A source close to the former President told the NY Post on Monday that if an indictment comes down, “Trump would surrender in Florida and fly to New York to be arraigned.” Mr Trump declared in a post on his Truth Social account over the weekend that he expects to be indicted and taken into custody on Tuesday. [told Fox News on Monday](https://nypost.com/2023/03/20/law-enforcement-not-expecting-trump-arraignment-until-next-week-report/) that the Manhattan grand jury hearing evidence against the 76-year-old former president has another witness slated to testify on Wednesday and that Mr Trump’s arraignment, if he were to be indicted in the case, would not be expected until next week.

The former president could become the first to face criminal charges. Here's what possibly lies ahead.

If Mr Trump were convicted on the felony charge, he would face a maximum sentence of four years in prison, although some legal experts predict a fine is more probable, and that any time behind bars is highly unlikely. Mr Trump would then wait in a holding area or cell until his appearance before a judge. Once inside, however, Mr Trump will be fingerprinted and have his mug shot taken like all defendants in criminal cases. The decision on whether to file charges rests with New York City District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Prosecutors could also potentially allege that this breaks election law, because his attempt to hide his payments to Ms Daniels was motivated by not wanting voters to know he had an affair with her. However, when Mr Trump reimbursed Mr Cohen, the record for the payment says it was for legal fees.

NEW YORK — With Donald Trump expected to be indicted in the coming days, his supporters, critics, New York law enforcement officials and a variety of other ...

Whenever he comes to New York, he and his attorney will report to the district attorney’s office where Trump will be arrested and booked, which means he’ll be finger-printed and have his mug shot taken. It is possible that he’ll be handcuffed when he is transported from the district attorney’s office to court — a short walk away within the same building. And then he’ll be released, because the charges he is likely to face are non-bailable. Because the case is white-collar, the district attorney’s office will ask Trump’s attorney when he plans to come to New York to be arraigned. Once the indictment is stamped, the district attorney’s office will notify an attorney for Trump that he has been indicted. In many ways, the mechanics of indicting Trump are likely to be the same as they would be for any other defendant charged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Federal officials, including those at the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, are monitoring what they say has been an uptick in violent rhetoric ...

Law enforcement and security experts told CNN they are not seeing large groups animating around Trump’s Truth Social post calling for protest at any level near what they saw at January 6. The memo also cautioned that while Trump’s influence with moderate conservatives has “waned since he left office, some of his most ardent supporters continue to condone political violence and continue to be willing to fight on behalf of the former president.” Jones, president of Advance Democracy, a not-for-profit research organization, told CNN. Officials in Washington are preparing for demonstrations surrounding any indictment of Trump that could erupt into violence, a district official told CNN on Monday. A key difference two years after January 6, sources tell CNN, is the threat of arrest has risen in the minds of many potential protesters. Some posts from influential right-wing figures in recent days have seemingly been more geared at creating chaos than at sparking violence.

Donald Trump could soon become the first former US president to be charged with a crime. But will it end his bid to return to the White House?

The others are." If Mr Trump were to be convicted of a crime while president, it would then be up to the US House and Senate to remove him from office. "But it's not going to be the one that I think is going to be keeping him and his attorneys up at night. "Frankly, a lot of these witnesses that the district attorney's office is relying on are folks that have told their stories publicly, privately, in the press [and] numerous times to prosecutors before," she said. "Out of all of the pending legal issues that he has swirling in his world, this, if it ends up being about a pay-off to [Stormy] Daniels, is not going to be the most substantive crime that he's going to be facing as a charge," Ms Christian said. Ms Krissoff said the next step was for prosecutors to alert the legal counsel for the target, in this instance Mr Trump, to arrange a surrender, which constitutes an arrest. A special counsel was appointed to oversee two Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations into Mr Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents and his role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol in 2021. "I think it's pretty likely at this point," said Sarah Krissoff, a former federal prosecutor in the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, now focused on white-collar and investigative cases. "No-one wants to be charged with felony, it's a serious crime," said Catherine Christian, a former financial prosecutor for the Manhattan district attorney. If a Manhattan grand jury decides to indict him for his role in the scheme, the former president will be fingerprinted, photographed and potentially even handcuffed. The decision to file charges against Donald Trump lies with Alvin Bragg, a Democrat and the first black person elected to lead the Manhattan District Attorney's office, who the former president has accused of targeting him for political reasons. Of Donald Trump's many legal woes, the investigation into his alleged cover-up of a hush money payment to a porn star ahead of the 2016 presidential election could be the first to result in criminal charges.

To try to convict the former president of a felony, prosecutors might attempt to connect state election law to a federal election.

That crime could be a violation of election law, under the theory that the payout served as a donation to Mr. Bragg’s office has ways to extend that statute of limitations to cover the events stemming from the 2016 payment. They ultimately concluded that it was too risky to use a federal election law violation as the second crime. But there are exceptions to federal pre-emption contained in regulations from the Federal Election Commission, known as the F.E.C. One of the lawyers recently argued in television interviews that Mr. If his office uses a federal election violation as the second crime, Mr. Trump’s lawyers have said that the theory that the money amounted to a campaign donation is fatally flawed. Bragg’s office is likely to build the case around that charge, according to people with knowledge of the matter and outside legal experts. Trump and his company, the Trump Organization, handled reimbursing Mr. The case could hinge on the way Mr. Trump directed him to pay off the porn star, Stormy Daniels, and that the former president reimbursed Mr. Bringing an untested case against anyone, let alone a former president of the United States, carries the risk that a court could throw out or narrow the case.

Former President Donald Trump exiting an SUV while two service men hold the door open. Photograph: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images.

[almost unfathomable](https://www.wired.com/story/deepfakes-getting-better-theyre-easy-spot/) that the average person would soon be able to fabricate photorealistic deepfakes of world leaders at home. “So very famous people are rendered extremely well, while less famous people are usually a bit wonky.” For more peace of mind about the algorithm’s ability to re-create your face, it might be worth thinking twice before posting a photo dump of selfies after a fun night out with friends. For example, the police wear badges, hats, and other documents that appear to have lettering, at first glance, in the fake images of officers arresting Trump. Keep in mind that world leaders, celebrities, social media influencers, and anyone with large quantities of photos circulating online may appear more convincing in deepfaked photos than AI-generated images of people with less of a visible internet presence. Even though it’s obvious now, it’s possible that the algorithm might be able to avoid peculiar-looking body parts with more training and Does the rest of the image appear to be an afterthought?

Senior party figures have joined Trump in a money grab, using his potential indictment to call for political donations.

The Manhattan probe is one of several involving the actions of the twice-impeached president. Trump, who was invited to testify before the grand jury but refused, has denied the allegations. “Please make a contribution of any amount to show that you will never surrender as the witch hunt heats up like never before.” As the January 6 select committee outlined in one of its hearing, no such defence fund actually existed. “PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!” The scheme turned out to be a slush fund, from which about $US250 million was raised.

All eyes are on New York this where speculation is growing that Donald Trump will soon be indicted over alleged payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Republicans need to ask themselves hard questions about why it is that former President Donald Trump keeps finding himself in sticky legal situations.

[upped the drama in the whole affair](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/18/donald-trump-claims-he-arrested-tuesday-manhattan-probe/11498285002/). [the riot](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/capitol-violence) he helped incite at the U.S. [mishandling of classified documents](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-attorney-evan-corcoran-ordered-testify-classified-documents-investigation/) to [election tampering in Georgia](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/16/judge-grand-jury-report-alleged-election-tampering-00083233). The reality at this point, however, is that he comes with too much baggage that he brought on himself, from the bizarre election denial in 2020 to the Jan. And it’s possible that if Trump is indeed charged in the hush money case, it will actually help him politically. He knows he holds a lot of power over his most ardent fans, and making any suggestion of a public demonstration to “save the country” is badly misguided. And when you're arrested, that means you're not free to leave and you're in law enforcement custody, and there's no reason that Donald Trump would ever be in custody where he's not free to leave.” He also called on his supporters to “ [protest, take our nation back](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/21/trump-warns-arrest-calls-protest-but-online-support-muted/11511264002/)!” But it’s the [$130,000 hush money payment](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-stormy-daniels-investigation-timeline-manhattan-district-attorney/) in 2016 to porn star Stormy Daniels that appears to be causing him the most immediate headache. “I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair,” DeSantis said. [chose not to pursue charges in 2019](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/18/what-we-know-donald-trump-indictment/11498610002/). [Ron DeSantis](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/20/trump-desantis-bragg-stormy-daniels-money/11509124002/).

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The conundrum that confronts Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis if he runs for president against one-time ally Donald Trump was on full display ...

The governor added, “I’ve got real issues I’ve got to deal with here in the state of Florida.” As a side note: The governor would not be involved with extradition if Trump surrenders, but he could delay the proceedings if it’s contested. That’s a line of criticism in the spirit of what many other Republican supporters of Trump have said. “I have no interest in getting involved in some type of manufactured circus by some Soros DA,” he said.

In a TV interview, the Florida Republican takes shots at his possible rival's leadership style.

"That is purported to be it, and the reality is that's just outside my wheelhouse. Donald Trump Jr, the former president's eldest son, accused Mr DeSantis of "pathetically" attacking Mr Trump "on orders" from the Republican "establishment". On the topic of a former Trump fixer's hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, Mr DeSantis said there had been "a lot of speculation about what the underlying conduct is".

What can the former president expect if he is arrested, and can he expect to be treated differently to the ...

Whether Trump is handcuffed will be up to the district attorney's office. Will there be protests if Trump is arrested? Trump could still be elected president even if behind bars, though he would still need to serve his term in jail while serving his term in the Oval Office. The New York Times is reporting that Trump is considering whether to smile for the cameras if he is put through a perp walk. But if he is indicted, Trump will be booked, most likely at the Manhattan district attorney's office. The only criteria for running for president is that a person needs to be older than 35 and a "natural born citizen". The most likely course of action will be the Manhattan district attorney's office will contact his lawyers, and Trump will fly up to New York to surrender. An indictment is different from an arrest, but if Trump is indicted, it means he will be arrested. But what can the former president expect if he is arrested, and can he expect to be treated differently to the average criminal suspect in New York? In spite of Donald Trump's declaration he is about to be arrested, it is not a sure thing. [Donald Trump](https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump)has [flagged that he is about to be arrested](https://www.9news.com.au/videos/world/trump-maintains-hes-about-to-be-arrested/clfhxitaj002j0jt1m40lgj7t)in New York in the coming days, ahead of a trial in relation to hush money paid to a former mistress. Is Donald Trump about to be arrested?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, seen as a leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, broke his silence on Monday (March 20) on the ...

As speculation mounts that Donald Trump could soon be indicted over hush money payments, Alvin Bragg may have to make a history-making decision.

In every prosecution, we follow the law without fear or favor to uncover the truth. If the grand jury does indict Trump, the logistics of bringing him in for fingerprinting for an arraignment will be an enormous test of Bragg's ability to coordinate with the former president, his lawyers, the Secret Service and the police. We will not be intimidated by attempts to undermine the justice process, nor will we let baseless accusations deter us from fairly applying the law ... And something that we want to know: were federal funds involved? - If the grand jury votes to indict, it would be the first time a former president has been indicted. But I do give [Bragg] credit for starting from scratch, building his own case and making sure that he feels comfortable with it."

Washington: Leading Republicans have joined Donald Trump in a fundraising frenzy to boost their campaign war chests ahead of his possible indictment over ...

The Manhattan probe is one of several involving the actions of the twice-impeached president. Trump, who was invited to testify before the grand jury but refused, has denied the allegations. “Please make a contribution of any amount to show that you will never surrender as the witch hunt heats up like never before.” As the January 6 select committee outlined in one of its hearing, no such defence fund actually existed. “PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!” The scheme turned out to be a slush fund, from which about $US250 million was raised.

The United States, wracked by a banking crisis, is riveted by the former president's possible indictment over alleged hush money to a porn star.

Legal experts say the process of indicting Mr Trump would take a few days, while he is booked, finger-printed, has his photograph taken and appears in court to plead not guilty. Three US presidents have been impeached; Andrew Johnson in 1868, Bill Clinton in 1998, and Mr Trump in 2019 and 2021. The jury could vote on Wednesday on whether to proceed with charges. Even Ron DeSantis, Mr Trump’s likely main rival for the Republican presidential nomination, said the case was “an example of pursuing a political agenda, and weaponising the office”. Republicans have lined up to back the billionaire property owner, accusing authorities of weaponising the legal system for political purposes. The grand jury has been hearing testimony, in the New York courthouse, on whether Mr Trump falsified business records when he paid $US130,000 ($194,000) through his personal lawyer to Stormy Daniels.

Prosecutors will need to prove that an election law had been breached by Trump's claim that the payout was a donation to his campaign, since it silenced Daniels ...

of a convicted liar, felon and jailbird, Michael Cohen, to incredibly persecute, prosecute, and indict a former president, and now leading (by far!) presidential candidate, for a crime that doesn’t exist.” And I always will stand in their way.” [some legal experts](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/nyregion/trump-indictment-legal-theory.html) however, the district attorney, Alvin L. “I’m just standing in their way. Cohen gave to the porn star, and which Trump and his company, the Trump Organisation, later reimbursed him for. Bragg, is set to build the case around Trump’s [hush-money payment of $130,000 ](https://apnews.com/article/trump-stormy-daniels-michael-cohen-indictment-new-york-f3ce87a1b4ec50fbeaefcbe21f87ab0b)to Stormy Daniels in 2016 — a payment which Trump’s onetime fixer, Michael D.

With barricades set up near Trump Tower and police on high alert, New York was holding its breath Wednesday for the likely indictment of Donald Trump, ...

Trump called over the weekend for mass protests if he is indicted, but there has so far been no indication of any large movement. The 76-year-old Republican would become the first former or sitting president to be charged with a crime if an indictment is filed -- a move that would send shock waves through the 2024 White House race, in which Trump is running to regain office. The DA has put key witnesses in front of the panel in recent weeks and offered Trump the opportunity to testify, hinting that an indictment is close.

Ex-president attempts to capitalize on anticipated charges over hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.

The Books a Million website lists several books authored by Trump as [out of stock](https://www.booksamillion.com/search?query=trump&filter=authors%3ATrump%2C+Donald+J.&sort=date). Donald Trump Jr, Trump’s son, is [the co-founder](https://45books.com/pages/about-us) of Winning Team Publishing, which, like Books a Million, is offering Trump’s upcoming book, Letters To Trump, for sale on its website. It also spent thousands of dollars advertising on Facebook and Newsmax, the rightwing news channel which champions Trump on a near-daily basis, while book purchases accounted for a surprising amount of expenditure. The committee had just $3.8m cash on hand at the end of 2022, according to its [two](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202210159536888052) [purchases](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202210159536888051), on books from the Books a Million retailer alone. Between 15 November 2022, when Trump announced his run for president, and 31 December 2022 Trump’s campaign said he had raised $9.5m, or $201,600 a day. “These are truly dark times …” began an email sent by Trump on Monday. Each ends with a plea for donations, the language used changing slightly each time. Trump’s pleas for money could make sense given his relatively poor fundraising so far. [$47,689.40 worth of books](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202207159521741960) from Winning Team Publishing in May 2022. [$1,696 payment](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202207159521741960) to Trump Hotel Collection. [around the Manhattan criminal courthouse](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/21/new-york-prepares-for-possible-unrest-if-donald-trump-is-indicted) in New York City, an email from Trump’s re-election campaign shared a photo of the scene in another fundraising email, asking supporters to: “Please make a contribution to stand with President Trump at this critical moment.”

He responded to the former president's wave of social media attacks during an interview with Piers Morgan.

“I think the person is more about how you handle your public duties and the kind of character you bring to that endeavor.” “He’s exposing himself as 100% Controlled Opposition!” [Morgan was quick to respond](https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1638300428931670022): “He’s been attacking DeSantis for months,” he wrote. I can’t speak to that,” DeSantis said, adding that he has no interest in getting involved in the investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. But during a press conference Monday, DeSantis took an indirect shot at Trump while addressing the investigation into Trump over hush money that Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels in 2016. Though DeSantis has yet to say whether or not he intends to launch a campaign in 2024, he is already viewed as a front-runner in a GOP primary that so far includes Trump, former South Carolina Gov. DeSantis addressed the new nickname during the interview.

Former Labor MP Michael Danby says Ron DeSantis believes Donald Trump is being “unfairly prosecuted” but is still trying to differentiate himself from the ...

People close to former president said to be unsure whether he is serious about wanting to do a perp walk.

But Trump has rejected that approach and told various allies over the weekend that he didn’t care if someone shot him – he would become “a martyr”. Trump later reimbursed Cohen with $35,000 checks using his personal funds, which were recorded as legal expenses to Cohen. Trump’s increasing insistence that he wants to be handcuffed behind his back for a perp walk appears to come from various motivations, including that he wants to project defiance in the face of what he sees as an unfair prosecution and that it would galvanize his base for his 2024 presidential campaign.

People close to former president said to be unsure whether he is serious about wanting to do a perp walk. Plus, eight things the world must do to avoid the ...

The species exhibits “extreme polygyny”, in which a small proportion of the largest and most dominant males – known as beachmasters – control harems of breeding females. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published the “synthesis report” of its sixth assessment report (AR6) on Monday. They include restoring other degraded land, and stopping it being turned to agriculture, stopping deforestation, changing agriculture, and changing the way we eat. Eight years in preparation, this mammoth report encompasses the entire range of human knowledge of the climate system, compiled by hundreds of scientists from thousands of academic papers, and published in four parts, in August 2021, February and April 2022, and March 2023. Pittman’s plan was to place the buses on the land, transform one into a living space, and turn the other two into mobile salons. In a 52-page witness statement published yesterday, he wrote: “I accept that the House of Commons was misled by my statements that the rules and guidance had been followed completely at No 10. In 2022 there were more deaths than births in the Chinese capital, resulting in a natural population growth of minus 0.05 per 1,000 people. Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attempts to advance into the centre of the small eastern city of Bakhmut yesterday. He later added that if he got shot, he would probably win the presidency in 2024, the sources said. Trump told various allies over the weekend that he didn’t care if someone shot him – he would become “a martyr”. If the committee decides he “recklessly” misled MPs, he faces being suspended from parliament. But above all, people close to Trump said, he was deeply anxious that any special arrangements – such as making his first court appearance by video link or skulking into the courthouse – would make him look weak or like a loser.

Former President Donald Trump has told advisors he wants his potentially imminent arrest to be a public “spectacle” including handcuffs and a “perp walk” to ...

It’ll then probably take a while before his case goes to trial, as legal experts cited by [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump-could-be-charged-any-day-what-happens-next-2023-03-19/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Daily-Docket&utm_term=032023) noted Manhattan criminal cases typically take more than a year to go to trial—potentially setting Trump up to be convicted during the 2024 election. Trump allegedly reimbursed his ex-attorney Michael Cohen for the $130,000 in payments to Daniels, but labeled the payments as legal fees, and it’s expected prosecutors will charge Trump with falsifying business records as a result. In New York, that can be a felony if it’s used to cover up another crime—as prosecutors are expected to argue was the case here—and legal experts cited by [Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-risks-zero-to-4-years-jail-ny-hush-money-2023-1?r=US&IR=T) speculate Trump could face a prison sentence of up to four years if he’s convicted. The grand jury that will vote on his indictment will meet on Wednesday and more information about Trump’s indictment could come out after they meet, though it’s still unclear if they could vote then on whether he should be indicted. [Trump is arrested](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/03/20/heres-what-will-happen-if-trump-is-arrested/?sh=f5dad6175d51), he’s expected to appear in person in Manhattan, where he would be fingerprinted and have his mugshot taken before being arraigned and pleading not guilty to the charges against him. If the jury does vote on Trump’s indictment, his arrest would not come immediately after, as prosecutors and Trump’s legal team would likely then have to arrange the logistics of his surrender. [Trump wants to be handcuffed for court appearance in Stormy Daniels case, sources say](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/22/trump-wants-to-be-handcuffed-for-court-appearance-in-stormy-daniels-case-sources-say) (The Guardian) [Trump at Mar-a-Lago: Magical Thinking and a Perp-Walk Fixation](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/us/politics/trump-pending-indictment.html) (New York Times) [Here’s What Will Happen If Trump Is Arrested (Yes, He’ll Probably Get A Mugshot)](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/03/20/heres-what-will-happen-if-trump-is-arrested/?sh=f5dad6175d51) (Forbes) [“hush money” payments](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/19/nyregion/trump-stormy-daniels-felony-charges.html) made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election to cover up an alleged affair. [arrested Tuesday](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/03/21/will-trump-be-arrested-tuesday-heres-what-we-know-but-its-unlikely/?sh=561db8684909)—which his attorneys later clarified was speculation—that did not come to pass. “He wants to be defiant — to show the world that if they can try to do this to him, they can do it to anyone,” a source who spoke to Trump told the Times. Trump’s desire for his arrest to be a “spectacle” appears to be because he wants to fire up his base and “project defiance,” the Guardian notes, reporting he’s “deeply anxious” that more muted proceedings would “make him look weak or like a loser.” Trump has told associates that he “wants to be handcuffed” when he’s arraigned in court after being indicted, the Guardian reports based on anonymous sources, noting the ex-president’s “increasing insistence that he wants to be handcuffed behind his back for a perp walk.”

It took an accountant to nail Al Capone, as they say. But Donald Trump is not a 1920s Chicago mafia boss. He is a former and possibly future US president ...

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Former President Donald Trump's claim that he would be arrested Tuesday had not materialized by late Tuesday night.

chooses to go back many, many years ago to try and use something about porn star hush money payments, that’s an example of pursuing a political agenda and weaponizing the office.” “The Radical Left is trying to use this latest witch hunt to intimidate you,” an email from the National Republican Congressional Committee said. Trump, who lost reelection in 2020 after one term in office, was the first major candidate to announce he was running for the GOP nomination for president in 2024. Please see our republishing guidelines for use of photos and graphics. House Republicans followed Trump’s lead in criticizing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for what they said was an unfair prosecution of the former president that would undermine confidence in the next presidential election. He used the specter of his indictment to galvanize his supporters, calling for protests. Capitol, the site of the Jan. “But what I can speak to is that if you have a prosecutor who … We need every single patriot to immediately condemn this witch hunt.” The grounds surrounding the U.S. A bicyclist rode across the East Front plaza, children played nearby and a dog was having a photo shoot. (Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took direct shots at the competence and character of Donald Trump — his likely rival for the '24 GOP nomination — after months of ...

[DeSantis told Morgan](https://nypost.com/2023/03/21/i-can-win-presidency-desantis-tells-piers-morgan-how-he-can-beat-biden/): "If I were to run ... [The Courage to Be Free](https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/desantisbook)." Times columnist Carlos Lozada [writes](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/19/opinion/ron-desantis-donald-trump-courage-free.html) that DeSantis' case against Trump is scattered throughout the pages: "You just need to squint through a magnifying glass to find it." You can’t win with just Republicans." "I had no desire to be flattered." "I don't really know what it means ... [honors Yale grad](https://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-history/florida-governors/ronald-dion-desantis/)told Piers Morgan. [DeSantis opens Pandora's box](https://www.axios.com/2023/03/22/desantis-piers-morgan-interview-trump) [I]t's not saying that you don't ever make a mistake in your personal life. [still calling him](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/110058073597402708) "Ron DeSanctimonious." Post](https://nypost.com/2023/03/21/ron-desantis-opens-fire-on-trumps-character-chaotic-style/)). [many top Republicans](https://www.axios.com/2023/03/18/mccarthy-trump-manhattan-da-probe) — even some [possible '24 rivals](https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-republican-desantis-2024-ecba40f2ec9f56732ff0476f3842e23a) — are rallying to Trump ahead of his expected indictment.

Interesting timing — The potential indictment of former President Donald Trump is poised to be the biggest political story of the moment — if not the year or ...

Department of Housing and Urban Development and former legislator ... [After DeSantis tussle, Disney World will host a major summit on gay rights](https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article273376315.html?ac_cid=DM777497&ac_bid=-1845827855),” by McClatchy D.C.’s Michael Wilner and Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas: “The Walt Disney Company will host a major conference promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in the workplace in Central Florida this September, gathering executives and professionals from the world’s largest companies in a defiant display of the limits of Florida Gov. — WHERE’S RON? Comas: “A state court of appeal Tuesday upheld a circuit judge’s ruling that Seminole’s voter-approved charter amendment that established the county’s rural boundary is constitutional, likely marking the end of developer Chris Dorworth’s legal efforts against Seminole to build his controversial River Cross mega-development.” — Nothing official for Gov. Joe Harding, the Republican lawmaker who last year sponsored the Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed “Don’t say Gay bill,” pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection to fraudulently obtaining $150,000 in federal Covid-19 relief loans. [How Rick Scott became the senator Washington loves to hate](https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-rick-scott-became-the-senator-washington-loves-to-hate),” by the Daily Beast’s Sam Brodey: “To hear him tell it though, taking all that incoming—praise from the right, gloating from Democrats, seething from the GOP establishment—is the cost of sticking to his principles. A proposed State Board of Education rule, scheduled for a vote next month, says teachers in grades 4 to 12 ‘shall not intentionally provide classroom instruction’ on either topic, expanding the prohibition in last year’s law that critics dubbed ‘don’t say gay.’” “Just as radical Dems are indicting Trump & destroying the fabric of our nation with their Police State tactics, DeSantis pathetically runs to the liberal media on orders from his RINO establishment owners to attack my father,” Donald Trump Jr. Assertions — Morgan also contends that DeSantis took more pointed jabs at Trump than before in his interview, including hitting him over his management style as well as Covid-19 and saying he would have fired Anthony Fauci. Highlights — Now much of what DeSantis told Morgan in what’s been released so far echoes what the Republican governor has said elsewhere and does not constitute a huge revelation. Interesting timing — The potential indictment of former President Donald Trump is poised to be the biggest political story of the moment — if not the year or more.

Former President Donald Trump expects to be arrested over a hush money payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels. Follow live updates on the grand jury probe of ...

Trump may be able to avoid the spectacle: U.S. After getting booked, Trump would be transported to a courtroom for his arraignment. Trump's lawyers would be notified of the indictment and would negotiate a surrender date for their client. But no one is sure whether Trump's remarks are "bravado or genuine resignation," the newspaper reported. Trump denies the tryst. The company recorded the $130,000 payment as a legal expense. This is CNBC's live blog tracking developments Wednesday in the New York grand jury investigation of former U.S. It's unclear if Trump will be seen in handcuffs or required to do a "perp walk" — having to walk down a courthouse hallway in handcuffs in front of the press — on the way to his arraignment. See below for the latest updates. Trump said he welcomes the idea of having to do a "perp walk" — walking past a crowd of reporters, photographers and other onlookers on his way into a courtroom — following his arrest on possible criminal charges, The New York Times The Trump Organization reimbursed Cohen for the payment, recording it as a legal expense. Prosecutors are considering whether to charge Trump in relation to misstating the purpose of the payment in business records, which could be a felony if it was done to cover up another crime.

ABC News' Aaron Katersky reports on signs that the Manhattan district attorney is wrapping up an investigation into former President Donald Trump's involvement ...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is mulling whether to charge Trump with falsifying business records, after the Trump Organization allegedly reimbursed Cohen for the payment then logged the reimbursement as a legal expense, sources have told ABC News. White collar criminal defendants in New York are typically allowed to negotiate a surrender. The Constitution provides the right to peaceably assemble. "What we see before us is a political game being played by a local. A grand jury will reconvene on Wednesday to continue to weigh charges against former President Donald Trump in connection with the Manhattan district attorney's probe into the 2016 hush payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. "Every American has the right to let their voice be heard.

The extraordinary legal peril surrounding Donald Trump is reaching a fever pitch at the same time the former president is forging ahead in a 2024 Republican ...

Amid the uncertainty over how the yearslong investigation will wrap, several advisers to the former president expressed frustration at the lack of information around a potential indictment and the logistical complications that would come with an appearance in New York, where Trump would be arraigned. Trump’s attorneys this week asked a judge to toss the final report and evidence from a special grand jury in Fulton County. Meanwhile, Trump is the focus of a separate investigation led by special counsel Jack Smith over the handling of classified documents.

A Manhattan grand jury could decide whether to indict Donald J. Trump as early as Wednesday, potentially touching off a sequence of events that could ...

Because of the nature of the potential charges against Mr. Trump, the defendant, in the thick of his campaign. But because of Mr. While it is clear that Manhattan prosecutors have been investigating the role Mr. Law enforcement agencies around New York have also had discussions about how to prepare for the prospect of protests, which Mr. Mr. Bragg will opt not to seek an indictment (or that he will seek one and grand jurors will vote to reject it). However, there is some chance that Mr. Trump would almost certainly be sealed, and the charges would be kept secret from the public after the grand jurors vote. Trump, who lives at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, would travel to the city and turn himself in at the district attorney’s office in Lower Manhattan. The earliest that could happen is Wednesday afternoon. Bragg, must ask the grand jury that has been hearing evidence about the former president to vote on whether to charge him.

The political and racial maneuvering here is obvious and ridiculous, but that doesn't make it less dangerous.

Trump is inflating the legal discretionary power of this handful of people, then extrapolating it to all Black Americans, effectively saying: “Watch out for those Blacks; they’re coming to get you.” Still, one of the impacts of this rhetoric of anti-white racism is that it invites everyday Americans to see themselves as victims of a Black takeover. “This is a continuation of the greatest witch hunt in history, and it should not be allowed to continue.” “There is nothing that can be done to satisfy the racist attorney general of New York state, failed gubernatorial candidate Letitia James, or the New York state courts which are biased, unyielding and totally unfair,” Trump said in a statement. They simply do not possess the political, social or material power to enact the violence that racism seeks to do to those who suffer under it. to bring charges against me for the now ancient ‘no affair’ story of Stormy ‘Horseface’ Danials [sic], where there is no crime and charges have NEVER been brought on such a case before.”

Manhattan grand jury on standby about meeting on Thursday as adjournment sparks flurry of speculation among Trump allies.

In 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to federal charges, some connected to the payments. The grand jury, which meets in the afternoons on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, is not required to meet three times every week. On Monday, prosecutors allowed a Trump-aligned lawyer, Robert Costello, to testify before the grand jury. In recent days, Trump has been resigned to the fact that he will face criminal charges in the hush-money case, and has repeatedly insisted to advisers that he wants to be handcuffed when he makes an appearance in court, The case centers on the $130,000 Trump paid Daniels through Cohen in the final days of the 2016 election. [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) over his role in the payment of hush money to the adult film star Stormy Daniels will not meet on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter, and is on standby about meeting on Thursday.

The Manhattan District Attorney is reportedly toying with what experts have called an untested legal theory in potentially bringing charges against former ...

Beef Up Security For Possible Trump Indictment Unrest](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/03/20/new-york-and-dc-beef-up-security-for-possible-trump-indictment-unrest/?sh=5bf73c6917f8) (Forbes) Democratic Party officials, prosecutors and Trump critics also expressed concerns [to Axios](https://www.axios.com/2023/03/21/democrats-see-downside-trump-new-york-case) that the case could become another platform for Trump to claim the Democratic party is engaged in a legal “witch hunt” against him, echoing a term Trump has used to refer to the Justice Department’s investigations into his handling of classified documents and role in the January 6 Capitol riots. In preparation for potential unrest in the event of an indictment, law enforcement officials in Washington and New York City took additional security precautions this week, including erecting barricades outside of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse and the Capitol building. The editorial board also speculated whether Bragg was caving to political pressure after two top prosecutors in his office resigned last year, because Bragg refused to bring a separate case against Trump related to his business practices. The Manhattan grand jury weighing evidence against Trump called off its expected meeting on Wednesday, delaying a possible vote on an indictment. Trump, his lawyers and a coalition of Republicans have claimed that Bragg, a Democrat, is leading a politically motivated investigation against Trump. The Wall Street Journal editorial board, which leans conservative but has also been critical of Trump, Trump claimed without evidence over the weekend he would be arrested on Tuesday and called for his supporters to protest. [a New York Times story](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/nyregion/trump-indictment-legal-theory.html) that speculates whether the case could be thrown out, based on “interviews with election law experts strongly suggest that New York state prosecutors have never before filed an election law case involving a federal campaign.” [Trump](https://archive.is/Ti8ZA) and [his allies](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/us/politics/house-republicans-trump-indictment.html) have publicly raised these and other concerns, including that the case exceeds the five-year statute of limitations for most nonviolent felonies and the two-year statute of limitations for misdemeanors in New York, though that defense could be complicated by the fact Trump was not living in New York continuously during that time period. [reportedly](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/us/politics/trump-prosecutorial-discretion.html) toying with what experts have called an untested legal theory in potentially bringing charges against former President Donald Trump—adding to the unprecedented nature of a case that could mark the first-ever indictment of a former president. [a misdemeanor charge](https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/175.05) that carries a sentence of up to one year in jail, and in order for prosecutors to elevate the charge to a felony, which carries a maximum sentence of four years in jail, prosecutors must prove Trump intended to commit or conceal a second crime.

Manhattan prosecutors postpone a scheduled grand jury session in the investigation into Donald Trump over hush money payments, temporarily slowing a ...

Prosecutors had recently invited Mr Trump himself to appear before the grand jury, and on Monday heard from a witness favourable to his case as a way to ensure that the panel would be presented with any information that could conceivably be considered exculpatory. The panel is probing Mr Trump's involvement in a $194,00 payment made in 2016 to the porn actor Stormy Daniels to keep her from going public about a sexual encounter she said she had with Mr Trump years earlier. The people who confirmed that the grand jury would not meet as scheduled weren't authorised to discuss details on the record and spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press.

When it comes to Trump and justice, it's best to not get your hopes up – and he's a master at spinning a persecution narrative, says Guardian columnist Emma ...

As the story unfolds, I’m getting in early and trying to come to terms with how it may all play out: the arrest happens, Trump is arraigned and tried, there’s no conviction, and he leverages the attention to stir up his base so that we don’t see the back of him for years. In terms of the former, the mere fact of seeing his face on the news this week is a return to a place many of us don’t want to go. Accountability of any kind, no matter how small, would of course be satisfying in a way, but on the other hand, what mightn’t we give for the bliss of never hearing about this man ever again? But the [accusations against Trump](https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-potential-indictment-criminal-charges.html), which relate to his alleged payment of hush money to Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, appeared to be on the verge of triggering an arrest order from the Manhattan district attorney’s office. But it is the return of Stormy Daniels, the porn star elevated to Greek goddess of vengeance, that may deliver to the world an image many have longed to see: [Trump in cuffs](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/22/trump-wants-to-be-handcuffed-for-court-appearance-in-stormy-daniels-case-sources-say). [were ordered](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/trump-indictment-watch-all-nypd-officers-ordered-to-patrol-in-uniform-ready-for-immediate-mobilization/4167095/) to be in uniform this week and on standby for immediate deployment.

Former President Donald Trump's defense attorney Evan Corcoran is scheduled to testify Friday before the grand jury investigating classified documents found ...

The Justice Department has successfully argued in court that prosecutors have enough evidence that Trump’s interactions with the lawyer were part of a possible crime that they can pierce the confidentiality of the conversations between the two. The announcement from a panel of three judges in the appeals court – less than a day after Trump sought to put Corcoran’s testimony on hold – adds momentum to the special counsel investigation as it seeks to secure evidence that could make or break a federal criminal case against Trump. In response to the decision, a Trump spokesperson said, in part, that “there is no factual or legal basis or substance to any case against President Trump” and that “prosecutors only attack lawyers when they have no case whatsoever.”

At issue is whether prosecutors have sufficient evidence of a crime to force a lawyer for Donald J. Trump to testify to a grand jury and turn over documents ...

One of the men was Waltine Nauta, a White House aide who went to work for Mr. Among the subjects that Mr. The search yielded three classified documents in desks inside Mr. [cited the crime-fraud exception](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/14/us/politics/trump-lawyer-classified-documents-investigation.html) when they asked Judge Howell last month to force Mr. The litigation surrounding Mr. Corcoran that he had to give the government a trove of documents connected to the legal work he did for Mr. [appointed Jack Smith](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/us/politics/trump-special-counsel-garland.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-trump-raid&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc), a longtime prosecutor, to take over the inquiry. That suggests that Mr. Trump in the documents investigation, to answer questions before a grand jury. Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter. Trump’s handling of classified documents has prompted a pitched behind-the-scenes legal battle, with a federal appeals court poised to weigh whether prosecutors have provided sufficient evidence of a crime to force one of Mr. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a temporary stay of a decision by a lower court last week that allowed prosecutors to pierce assertions of attorney-client privilege and compel M.