Donald Trump has been invited to testify before a grand jury next week, a strong sign that charges against him in the Stormy Daniels hush money investigation could be imminent.
Never before has an American president been indicted on criminal charges after leaving office. But that could soon change. Thehas been invited to testify before a grand jury next week, a strong sign that charges against him in thehush money investigation could be imminent. The case, if brought by Manhattan District Attorney, would be extraordinarily complex, particularly because the potential defendant is the former president and current leader for the GOP nomination.
Trump already is under several investigations, including those into his handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss toCyrus Vancepaid to silence Daniels, an adult film actress who claims to have had an affair with Trump, during the final days of the 2016 campaign. Cohen—whoin 2018 to several charges, including making illegal payments at the behest of a political candidate—says Trump directed those payments and reimbursed him later. .
In essence, prosecutors are investigating whether Trump’s actions may have constituted a felony, since his company not only apparently “falsely accounted” for its reimbursements to Cohen, but may have done so in furtherance of another crime: an illegal campaign contribution, considering Daniels’ silence helped Trump’s bid. It’s uncertain legal terrain, as thenotes, which could make for a challenging case.
if prosecuted. “I think you’d have problems in this country, the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen before,” Trump told the conservative talk show hostNot only has Trump raised the specter of civil unrest; he has made clear he would “absolutely” continue his reelection bid, even if indicted. “I wouldn’t even think about leaving,” Trumplast weekend at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where he delivered a dark, rambling speech that included digs against Bragg, his investigator.
Whether that's true remains to be seen. Obviously, criminal investigations—let alone indictments—tend not to be good for political candidates. Trump’s mounting legal problems have already led a number of top Republicans to call for the party to move on from him.
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