Trump Expects to Be Arrested: Donald Trump, the former president, said on Saturday that he anticipates being arrested in connection with the years-long investigative process into a hush-money scheme involving adult movie actress Stormy Daniels, and he urged his supporters to protest any such move.
Trump Expects to Be Arrested
Trump Expects to Be Arrested and He predicted his arrest on Twitter, calling himself the “leading Republican candidate and former president of the United States” on Tuesday of next week. He didn’t say why he thought he’d be arrested. After Trump’s tweet, his legal team said it had heard nothing from the prosecution.
All week long, New York City’s local, state and federal law enforcement have been meeting to discuss security measures if Trump is indicted.
On Saturday, he wrote, “Protest, take our nation back,” a call to action that echoes Trump’s after the 2020 presidential election.
Multiple people with knowledge of the situation have reported that the ex-president has been pushing for his team to stir up support among his base and believes an indictment would benefit him politically.
It would be unprecedented for a sitting president to be indicted during their term in office, and it would quickly shift the political conversation away from a figure who has already caused so much division. Trump has been involved in numerous civil lawsuits before and since becoming president, and facing criminal charges would be a huge setback to his efforts to retake the White House.
According to a source familiar with the investigation, the grand jury hearing testimony about the hush money payments will hear from another witness on Monday. It’s unclear if this would be the last witness presented to the grand jury before it votes on whether or not to indict.
Trump’s legal team has been quietly getting ready for the indictment they expect will come soon.
Trump’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, later claimed that the ex-president had gotten his information from the media.
It’s very annoying that nobody fills us in on anything. Tacopina said in a statement that the president was responding based on news reports.
Earlier on Saturday, a spokesperson for Trump said that the former president had not received any indictment notification from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, but that he was “rightfully highlighting his innocence” in a Facebook post.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, tweeted on Saturday that an indictment of the former president would be “an outrageous abuse of power” on the part of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, suggesting a possible line of defense from Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Mike Pence, Trump’s vice president, echoed McCarthy’s comments on Saturday. Pence stated in a radio interview with Breitbart News that he was “taken aback,” saying that he, “like many Americans, I am just – I’m taken away.” The ex-Vice President said the investigation being conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney “reeks” of “political prosecution.”
On Saturday, a representative from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office was unavailable for comment.
On Monday, we’ll hear from another potential witness
If Trump is indicted, his legal team will be notified and will begin negotiations for his surrender and initial appearance.
According to a source familiar with the investigation, the grand jury hearing testimony about the hush money payments will hear from another witness on Monday. It’s unclear if this would be the last witness presented to the grand jury before it votes on whether or not to indict.
The President has been invited to testify before a grand jury, but his legal team has said repeatedly that he will not cooperate. Nonetheless, according to multiple sources familiar with his legal team’s thinking, he would start negotiating an agreed-upon surrender date with the district attorney’s office in the event of an indictment.
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Sources say that Trump’s team has been meeting all week to prepare for a variety of outcomes, including the president traveling to New York and holding a remote hearing while staying at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump has reportedly discussed with his legal team wanting to state his case in person at the courthouse, but some members of his legal team have advised him to request the defendant may choose to make a remote appearance for reasons of security.
Trump is reportedly thinking about hiring a new lawyer who is comfortable with the camera and can deal with the outside media. The ex-president is well-known for selecting counsel and legal representatives based on their ability to defend him in the media and on television.
Trump recruited attorneys Jim Trusty and Christina Bobb after seeing them on television; they are currently involved in the Justice Department’s investigations into the former president.
The New York Times reported that the campaign is hiring more people to handle the messaging surrounding the possible indictment.
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