Former President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he expects to be arrested Tuesday as New York’s attorney general Looking accusations In a case examining hush money paid to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.
Trump said in a post on the Truth Social network early Saturday that “illegal leaks” from the Manhattan attorney general’s office indicate that “the far-leading Republican nominee and former President of the United States of America, will be arrested next Tuesday. Week.”
Trump attorney Susan Neglis made it clear in a letter to CBS News Saturday that this is speculation from the former president.
“As President Trump says, his position is based on media reports. Since this is a political trial, the attorney general’s office has engaged in the practice of leaking everything to the press, instead of communicating with President Trump’s attorney as it would in a normal case.”
Trump did not provide any details on social media about how he learned of the expected arrest. In his posts, he reiterated claims that the 2020 presidential election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden was stolen and urged his followers to “Protest, take back our home!”
Early Saturday afternoon, Trump posted another message on his Truth Social network, saying: “We are a country in decline, being led into World War III by a crooked politician who doesn’t even know he’s alive, but who’s surrounded Evil, naughty people who, based on their actions of police defense, our militarized, open borders, voter identification, inflation, tax hikes, and so much more, can only hate the USA now.”
A Trump spokesperson said Trump plans to hold a rally next week.
“There has been no notification, other than illegal leaks from the Department of Justice and the DA’s office, to NBC and other fake news companies, that the George Soros-funded, radical left-wing Democratic attorney general in Manhattan has decided to take a Witch-Hunt to the White House,” Trump’s spokesman said Saturday. “Next Level.” “President Trump is rightly highlighting his innocence and weaponizing our system of injustice. He will be in Texas next weekend to a huge crowd. Make America Great Again!”
There has been no public announcement of any time frame for the grand jury’s secret action in the case, including any possible vote on whether to indict the former president.
However, the Trump campaign is preparing an “aggressive” and aggressive PR operation to respond to the impending indictments, according to a senior Trump advisor. They coordinate agents and attack messages, they say, to engage directly with the attorney general’s office.
New York law enforcement officials are making security preparations for the possible indictment of Trump.
“Well, here we go again,” former Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday, speaking to reporters in Des Moines, Iowa, when asked about Trump’s allegations. “Another politically charged trial against the former president of the United States… I think many Americans were surprised by the unprecedented indictment of a former president, but also by the fact that Manhattan da, in the midst of a crime wave in New York City, says the indictment of the former president represents A top priority for him. It tells you everything you need to know about the liberal left in this country.”
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, too Weighs on Trump’s claim that he would soon be indicted, calling the hypothetical move an “outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA,” and said Congress would investigate the matter.
“Here we go again – an outrageous abuse of power by the extremist DA who lets violent criminals walk while seeking political revenge against President Trump,” the California Republican wrote on Twitter. “I am directing the relevant committees to immediately investigate whether federal funds are being used to undermine our democracy by interfering with elections through politically motivated prosecutions.”
Manhattan prosecutors are investigating Trump’s alleged payment of $130,000 “hush money” to an adult movie star Stormy Daniels in 2016 Recently invited The former president is to testify at the inquest, a step that usually comes before an indictment in New York.
Trump says he did nothing wrong and calls the investigation a “witch hunt” by a Democratic prosecutor bent on sabotaging the Republicans’ 2024 presidential campaign.
It appears the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, Alvin Bragg, was examining whether any state laws were violated regarding the payments or the way Trump’s company compensated former attorney Michael Cohen for his work to keep the women’s allegations quiet.
— Vin Gomez contributed to this report
