Following his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury looking into a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump’s solicitor indicated on Friday that his client will surrender to New York authorities but won’t contemplate a plea agreement.
The indictment is extraordinary and the first time a former U.S. president has faced criminal charges.
The former president was originally “shocked” to learn of the grand jury’s decision late Thursday, according to Trump’s attorney Joe Tacopina, but he “placed a notch on his belt” and vowed to fight the criminal prosecution on Friday.
“In this situation, President Trump will not accept a plea bargain. That will not take place. No crime exists, according to Tacopina.
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The most recent information regarding the indictment is as follows:
GOP House chairmen are “baseless and provocative,” according to Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.
Three House GOP chairmen who have attacked Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation of Donald Trump were informed by his office that their argument is “baseless and incendiary” and that Trump can now defend himself against criminal charges in court.
Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, James Comer of Kentucky, and Bryan Steil of Wisconsin, the three chairs of the administration, oversight, and judiciary committees, respectively, urged Bragg to respond to their inquiries, which they claimed to be politically motivated.
Leslie Dubeck, general counsel for Bragg, denied the request, claiming that the lawmakers lacked justification for inquiring about an open criminal case. The chairmen said that it was legitimate for them to enquire as to how a local prosecutor could influence a president’s policy by threatening legal action.
Dubeck wrote: “Your second letter argues that by not providing it, the District Attorney somehow failed to contest your unfounded and incendiary allegations that our inquiry is politically motivated. “The conclusion is false and without foundation.”
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Donald Trump Jr. and Eric are furious about the charges.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office obtained a grand jury indictment against Donald Trump, which outraged his sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr. They referred to it as a witch hunt and politically driven prosecutorial misconduct.
The indictment was referred to by Donald Trump Jr. as “Major news in the weaponization of our Govt against their political foes” on the former president’s Truth Social media platform.
According to Eric Trump, the indictment was a retaliation to his father’s third attempt to secure the Republican presidential nomination for the 2024 election.
“Third-world prosecutorial malpractice is what this is. In a campaign year, it is the opportunistic attack of a political rival “In a tweet, Eric Trump stated.
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Ivanka Trump regarding her father’s arrest
Ivanka Trump, the president’s eldest daughter and a former White House adviser, remained silent on social media until Friday morning, when she gave a circumspect statement.
“I adore my father and my nation. About 11 a.m. Eastern Time, she wrote in an Instagram post, “Today, I am pained for both. “I value the support and concern expressed by individuals from all political perspectives.”
She said she would be stepping back from her father’s political career when Trump declared his run for president last year. She declared at the time, “Although I will always love and support my father, I will do so moving forward outside of the political arena.
Will Trump be detained and when?
Late on Thursday, the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg stated that Trump’s attorneys had been informed of the indictment.
The charges’ specifics have not been made public. Legal experts, however, said that the accusations might be related to the $130,000 payment that Trump allegedly made to porn star Daniels in exchange for her silence prior to the 2016 presidential election, as claimed by former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen. Both Cohen and Daniels have testified in front of the grand jury.
