Former US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is expected to be arrested on March 21 in connection with a years-long investigation into a silent money scheme involving the actress. adult film actor Stormy Daniels urged his supporters to oppose the decision.
In a social media post, Trump, referring to himself, said ‘the leading Republican candidate and former President of the United States will be arrested next Tuesday’ – although he did not elaborate. Like why he predicted to be arrested. His team said after Trump’s message that they had received no notification from prosecutors.
As CNN reports, meetings have been taking place throughout the week among city, state, and federal law enforcement officials in New York about security preparations for a possible indictment of the police. Trump.
Recalling Trump’s call to supporters after the 2020 presidential election, he called for action on Saturday, writing:
“Resistance, take back our country.”
The former president has campaigned for his team to anger his base and thinks an indictment would help him politically, several people briefed on the matter told CNN. Any indictment against the former president, who is seeking re-election in 2024, would mark a historic first and would rapidly redirect political discourse around a figure who has already been re-elected. cause division. While Trump has a long history of civil litigation before and after taking office, a criminal charge would represent a serious escalation in his legal troubles as he tries to retake the House. White.
Another witness is expected to testify Monday before a grand jury investigating the silent payments, according to a source familiar with the investigation. It is unclear whether this will be the final witness before a vote on a possible indictment.
Trump’s legal team anticipates an indictment soon and has prepared behind the scenes for the next steps. A Trump spokesman said Saturday that the former president has not yet received notice from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office of a possible indictment, but he “rightly emphasized his innocence.” ” in his message.
Foreshadowing a potential Republican defense on Capitol Hill, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, tweeted Saturday that any potential indictment against the former president would represent the “excessive abuse of power” by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
Mike Pence, who served as vice president under Trump, echoed McCarthy’s message on Saturday. “Well, like a lot of Americans, I’m just–I’m surprised,” Pence told Breitbart News in a radio interview. The former vice president declared the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation “smelly” of a “political prosecution.”
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office declined to comment on Saturday.
