Donald Trump has posted on his own social media platform Truth Social that he is expected to be arrested on Tuesday in the New York criminal case involving hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Earlier this year, the former US President called on his supporters to protest if he was indicted in one of the numerous criminal investigations in New York, Georgia, and by federal authorities over his conduct related to allegations of illegal campaign payments, election manipulation and subversive efforts that led to his defeat the 2020 presidential election and keeping top secret documents in his home after leaving office. On Saturday he posted: “Bring back our nation!”
In New York, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s team is investigating the hush money case, and expectations grew that Trump could be indicted as soon as next week. Witnesses have appeared before a grand jury, including Daniels and Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen.
But without official confirmation of the likelihood or timing of indictments, Trump, who is running for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election, posted a message on Truth Social that referred to himself in the third person, including the statement: “The The far and wide leading Republican candidate and former President of the United States of America will be arrested next Tuesday.”
Law enforcement officials in New York have taken precautions against the possibility that Trump could be charged.
There was no public announcement of a timeline for the grand jury’s secret work in the case, including a possible vote on whether to indict Trump.
Messages left with prosecutors on Saturday were not immediately returned. Trump officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Trump did not provide any information on social media about how he knew about the expected arrest. In his posts, he reiterated his lies that the 2020 presidential election, which he lost to Democratic US President Joe Biden, was “stolen” for voter fraud and urged his supporters to “protest.” Take back our nation!”
This language was reminiscent of the then-president’s message that preceded the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, when thousands of his extremist supporters marched into Congress in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to prevent official confirmation of Biden’s victory.
Since leaving the White House, Trump has resided at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, transferring his residency status to Florida from New York, where he was born and made his name and fortune , before running for President in 2016 election victory.
David Aronberg, the prosecutor for the state of Palm Beach, Florida, told CNN in an interview Saturday morning that if Trump were indicted in New York, “there will be protests here,” adding, “You have to worry about possible violence.” make.”
Noting that there would be questions about whether Trump would surrender to New York authorities or be extradited by Florida, he added that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a former Trump ally but now a potential rival for the 2024 Republican nomination and a target of Trump’s wrath, “must opt out [any] extradition orders”.
