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DONALD TRUMP ARREST LATEST: FORMER PRESIDENT INDICTED OVER STORMY DANIELS
PAYMENT

Updated 6 minutes ago

Former US president Donald Trump Credit: Sue Ogrocki


KEY MOMENTS

Chosen by us to get you up to speed at a glance

11:27pmTrump calls indictment 'an attack on our country'11:04pmFormer Trump
fixer Michael Cohen: No one is above the law10:59pmMugshot and fingerprints:
What happens if Donald Trump is arrested10:48pmTrump will be the first former
president to face criminal charges

Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, has been charged over a
hush-money payment to a porn star, according to reports.

Mr Trump has become the first former or sitting president to ever be charged
with a crime.

He is accused of falsifying business records after $130,000 was paid to Stormy
Daniels to stop her from speaking publicly about adulterous affair she claims to
have had with Mr Trump in 2006.

The 76-year-old responded to the news that he had been indicted in a statement,
calling the Manhattan grand jury vote “political Persecution and Election
Interference at the highest level in history.”

Mr Trump has denied the affair happened and called the investigation by
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, a witch hunt.

It is anticipated that Mr Trump will hand himself into authorities in the coming
days, have his fingerprints and mug shot taken, before being arraigned in court.
He is likely to be released on bond.

 


 * LIVE REPORTING

By Josie Ensor, US Correspondent, New York 30 March 2023 • 11:41pm
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11:38PM


DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS CHEER INDICTMENT

Liberals in the House are celebrating Trump’s indictment on Twitter.

“Grand Jury votes to indict Trump!” tweeted Rep. Ilhan Omar, of Minnesota, a
member of the progressive Squad and a frequent target of Trump.

“This indictment is a long overdue step in holding Trump accountable for his
flagrant disregard for our laws and democracy,” said Jessica Velasquez, chair of
the Democratic Party of New Mexico. “The legal system is finally holding him
accountable for past transgressions, but it’s up to the voters to hold him
accountable in his current run for president.”


Ilhan Omar is in a progressive caucus and outspoken critic of Trump's Credit:
Reuters

Rep. Maxine Waters of California, another Trump target, tweeted: “SO Trump
finally got indicted! I predicted he would and I predicted that Stormy Daniels
would get him! Sometimes justice works! #TrumpIndictment”

“May justice be served, finally,” added Rep. Joaquin Castro, of Texas.

Freshman Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., tweeted one word: “Good”

11:33PM


REPUBLICANS RALLY IN CONDEMNATION OF INDICTMENT

Ted Cruz, senator for Texas, said: "The Democrat Party’s hatred for Donald Trump
knows no bounds. The 'substance' of this political persecution is utter garbage.
This is completely unprecedented and is a catastrophic escalation in the
weaponization of the justice system." 

Rudy Giuliani, Mr Trump's former lawyer, tweeted: "The 45th President of the
United States, Donald J. Trump, has been indicted by a Grand Jury in New York
following District Attorney Alvin Bragg's irresponsible and
politically-motivated efforts to take him down. A sad day for America."

11:27PM


TRUMP CALLS INDICTMENT 'AN ATTACK ON OUR COUNTRY'

Former President Donald Trump releases statement that the indictment is "an
attack on our country."

He called the Manhattan grand jury vote “political Persecution and Election
Interference at the highest level in history.”

"I believe this Witch-Hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden," the
76-year-old said.


11:21PM


TRUMP SONS REACT: 'THIS IS STUFF OF MAO AND POL POT'

Donald Trump's son Eric on Thursday slammed prosecutors after a New York grand
jury reportedly voted to indict the former president over hush money payments,
describing the case as a politically motivated.

"This is third world prosecutorial misconduct. It is the opportunistic targeting
of a political opponent in a campaign year," Eric, Trump's second son, said on
Twitter as his father looks to regain the White House in 2024.

Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s oldest son, opened his podcast
“Triggered” on Thursday saying he had heard the news 15 minutes earlier. “This
is stuff that would make Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot, it would make them blush,” he
said, adding a warning to Republicans who he said don’t support his father:
“Just wait until they come for you, because they will.”


Donald Trump and Eric Trump wait together during the pro-am prior to the LIV
Golf Invitational - Bedminster Credit: Getty
11:18PM


STORMY DANIELS'S LAWYER - 'INDICTMENT IS NO CAUSE FOR JOY'

Clark Brewster, Stormy Daniels' attorney, has tweeted that the indictment of
Donald Trump “is no cause for joy.”

Ms Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, the porn star at the center
of the case against Mr Trump, did not testify before the grand jury that voted
to indict him, but she will be available if called at a trial, her lawyer has
previously said.


11:13PM


WHAT IS THE CASE AGAINST TRUMP?

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's criminal inquiry centres on the
$130,000 paid before the 2016 election to stop porn star Stormy Daniels going
public about an alleged affair, which Donald Trump denies.

The payment, if not properly accounted for, could result in a misdemeanour
charge for falsifying business records.

That could be raised to a felony if the false accounting was intended to cover
up a second crime, such as a campaign finance violation.

It would take a number of legal contortions to bring such a tortuous, and
unprecedented, prosecution.


Demonstrators protest against former President Donald Trump near Mr Bragg's
office Credit: Getty

Regardless of what Mr Bragg's motives are, it would be easy for Mr Trump to
portray himself as a victim of political "persecution", engendering sympathy
from otherwise unsupportive moderate Republicans.

Notably, it has been Mr Trump, not Mr Bragg, publicising that he is about to be
arrested.

The former president has called the prosecutor's bluff, and Mr Bragg now has a
decision of historical importance to make.


Alvin Bragg, recently elected Manhattan District Attorney, is the first black
man in the job Credit: AP
11:09PM


CAN TRUMP STILL RUN IN 2024?

Donald Trump being formally accused of a crime could change the outlook for the
still-forming field of Republican presidential candidates in 2024 - either
rallying primary voters primed by his talk of the "deep state" and "retribution"
or opening up an unprecedented line of criticism forMr  Trump's rivals.

The indictment itself is not disqualifying, legally speaking. The US
Constitution doesn't prevent people under indictment or criminal investigation
from running for the White House, so the former president could still be
reelected despite the indictment -- and would still be eligible even if it leads
to a conviction, regardless of practical obstacles like potential incarceration.

Recent polling has shown Mr Trump enjoying a support boost in the wake of the
indictment.


Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Credit: AP

In the poll by Fox News, Republican primary voters were asked to choose from a
list of 15 potential contenders.

The results showed 54 per cent backed Mr Trump, while 24 per cent supported his
nearest rival Mr DeSantis, the Florida governor.

Mr Trump doubled his lead compared with the same poll in February, when he led
Mr DeSantis by 43 per cent to 28 per cent.

11:04PM


FORMER TRUMP FIXER MICHAEL COHEN: NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW

Donald Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen, said in a statement, "I do take
solace in validating the adage that no one is above the law; not even a former
President."

"Today’s indictment is not the end of this chapter; but rather, just the
beginning," Cohen said. "Accountability matters and I stand by my testimony and
the evidence I have provided to [the district attorney's office]."

The star witness in Donald Trump's potential indictment is a man who once vowed
to "take a bullet" for the former commander-in-chief.

For a decade, Michael Cohen served as Mr Trump's lawyer and backroom fixer,
working, in his own words, to cover up his ex-boss's "dirty deeds".


Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, center, speaks to
reporters after a second day of testimony before a grand jury Credit: AP

But since becoming mired in legal trouble of his own, Mr Trump's one-time
henchman has transformed from archdefender to archnemesis.

It was Cohen who facilitated, and was later jailed for, the hush money payment
that could now lead to Mr Trump becoming the first former US president to be
indicted.

10:59PM


MUGSHOT AND FINGERPRINTS: WHAT HAPPENS IF DONALD TRUMP IS ARRESTED

Donald Trump could be staring down a police station camera having his mugshot
taken in a matter of days, our correspondent Jamie Johnson reports.


Adult film actress Stormy Daniel Credit: AP

> If, as expected, the former president is charged in New York for allegedly
> covering up hush money payments to a porn star during his 2016 presidential
> campaign, he will be ordered to travel to the office of Alvin Bragg, the
> Manhattan District Attorney (DA), and hand himself in.
> 
> Mr Trump is understood to be at his Mar-a-Lago home. He could refuse to leave
> and hand himself in, essentially challenging Mr Bragg’s office to arrest him.
> 
> “One could imagine Trump wanting to do that for the politics and the optics,
> to make himself look more sympathetic,” said Shan Wu, a former federal
> prosecutor now in private practice.
> 
> In this scenario, an extradition request would be made – and have to be signed
> by Mr Trump’s probable Republican rival for the 2024 nomination, Ron DeSantis,
> the governor of Florida.
> 
> In practical terms, the Manhattan DA’s office would present the indictment to
> the office of Kathy Hochul, the Democrat governor of New York.
> 
> She would then send a written extradition demand to Mr DeSantis, along with a
> copy of the indictment.

10:51PM


INDICTMENT HAD NOT BEEN EXPECTED FOR WEEKS

Joe Tacopina, a lawyer for Donald Trump, told The Associated Press and others
that he had been informed that a grand jury that had been meeting for months
voted to indict Mr Trump. The specific charges were not immediately made public.

Mr Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing and has attacked the investigation, was
expected to surrender to authorities next week, according to a person familiar
with the matter who was not authorised to discuss a matter that remained under
seal.

Mr Trump had posted earlier this month that his arrest would be imminent,
however reporting in the intervening time suggested the grand jury in Manhattan
would take a schedule break until after the Easter holidays.


Trump's lawyer confirms development Credit: AP
10:48PM


TRUMP WILL BE THE FIRST FORMER PRESIDENT TO FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES


A New York grand jury has voted to indict former US president Donald Trump over
hush money payments made to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election, multiple US
media reported on Thursday.

The felony indictment, filed under seal by the Manhattan district attorney's
office, will likely be announced in the coming days, according to The New York
Times which cited four people with knowledge of the matter.

The 76-year-old Republican would become the first former or sitting president to
be charged with a crime - upending the 2024 White House race in which Trump is
running to regain office.

The felony indictment, filed under seal by the Manhattan district attorney’s
office, will likely be announced in the coming days. By then, prosecutors
working for the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, will have asked Mr. Trump to
surrender and to face arraignment on charges that remain unknown for now.

New York reporters at the Manhattan Criminal Court were swiftly turned away when
they turned up just after 5pm on Thursday

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