Former President Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, but offered no evidence, and called on his supporters to protest as prosecutors consider charges over a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who announced a third run for the presidency in 2024, hosts a New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File PhotoNEW YORK, March 18 - Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday as New Yorkconsider charges over a hush money payment to a porn star, and called on his supporters to protest.
A spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose office has been investigating a $130,000 hush payment Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen made to porn actor Stormy Daniels, declined to comment. Trump's statement that he expected to be arrested on Tuesday is based on news reports that Bragg's office is going to be meeting with law enforcement to prepare for a possible indictment, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Bragg's office earlier this month invited Trump to testify before the grand jury probing the payment, which legal experts said was a sign that an indictment was close. Trump declined the offer, the person familiar with the matter said. A special counsel named by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is currently investigating Trump's handling of classified government documents after leaving office, as well as his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which he lost to President Joe Biden, a Democrat.
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