The crux of the case centers on $130,000 in hush money payments that Trump's then-fixer Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Trump, appearing before Judge Juan Merchan, pleaded not guilty to each of the counts. In an indictment unsealed Tuesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump with 34 felony counts for falsifying New York business records through a "catch and kill" scheme designed to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity before the 2016 election. Here are takeaways from Trump's arrest: 34 counts Stay in the conversation on politics: Sign up for the OnPolitics newsletter criminal justice system into dramatically new territory, testing the durability of courtroom rules and legal procedures that apply to all Americans – this time, the 45th chief executive of the nation. history, a former president surrendered to law enforcement and was placed under arrest.ĭonald Trump's arraignment Tuesday thrust the U.S. Hall and Patrick Colson-Price, USA TODAYįor the first time in U.S. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.īefore you go, click here to see presidential families over the years.Scott L. Our mission at SheKnows is to empower and inspire women, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. And while it’s certainly a sign of loyalty that Florida officials have already begun discussing how best to potentially deny a warrant for the former POTUS’ arrest, it’s also not the greatest sign of confidence that he’ll beat these criminal charges. In other words, if Trump’s on Florida soil when the warrant goes out, he goes by Florida rules - to the best of DeSantis’ ability anyway.
Politico spoke with Joe Abbruzzo, clerk of the Circuit Court of Palm Beach County, about a particular Florida statute on interstate extradition that would give Governor Ron DeSantis “the ability to intervene and even investigate whether an indicted ‘person ought to be surrendered’ to law enforcement officials from another state.” But Palm Beach, Florida has certainly been considering its options for how they may - or may not - choose to cooperate with the state of New York.
With so many outsiders looking with concern at the prospect of pending charges, it’s unclear whether Trump himself has mounted a strategy in the event of an indictment. Weisselberg - a potential sign that Vance is hoping Weisselberg can be persuaded to cooperate too.Īpprentice contestant Summer Zervos first came forward alleging that Trump had assaulted her in 2007, kissing and groping her without consent. Just last night, news broke that state prosecutors in Manhattan had issued further subpoenas regarding tuition payments at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School for the Trump Organization CFO Allen H. “It’s just a gut feeling that I have that taking these actions indicates to me that that office believes there’s a decent likelihood of a charge,” he added, also mentioning their frequent meetings with former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, a likely sign that he was cooperating with their investigation. I’m not going to put too much weight on it,” he said, “but it seems like the kind of move you make when you believe that there’s going to be a charge or there’s a good likelihood of a charge, because it’s a pretty public thing to do.”
“He’s done something else that is less common, which is hire an outside lawyer, Mark Pomerantz, who’s a very distinguished, well-respected lawyer in New York. On a recent episode of Slate podcast Amicus, the attorney spoke about certain developments in Vance’s investigation that have led him to believe that Manhattan DA is reasonably confident Trump can be charged. According to Bharara and others, that’s not an overly cautious move.
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