Stormy Daniels

In a landmark indictment, a New York grand jury has voted to charge former President Donald Trump for the first time in a criminal case. The charges.

He is expected to surrender to the Manhattan DA's office for arraignment on a Supreme Court indictment in the coming days. However, the indictment is an important moment for the US legal system and could have significant implications for the country's political landscape. Mr Trump has denied the allegations, and legal experts expect that his legal team will try to move the criminal case from Manhattan to Staten Island to ensure a fair trial.

Donald Trump's impending court case marks a historic moment in US politics. He will be the first former president of the United States to face criminal ...

[investigation](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166890507/manhattan-jury-investigating-trump-break-april). This is because the Republican Party is still the [party](https://newrepublic.com/article/170672/donald-trump-is-the-republican-party) of Donald Trump. [polled](https://harvardharrispoll.com/key-results-march-3/) of all political persuasions give Trump a four-point lead over Biden. A more recent Fox News [poll](https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-is-enormously-popular-far-more-so-than-desantis-fox-news-panel-reacts-to-new-republican-primary-poll/) makes the gap between Trump and DeSantis to be even greater at 30%. And 57% [of Republicans](https://harvardharrispoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HHP_March_2023_KeyResults.pdf) think a trial could help Trump in the election run. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise [tweeted](https://twitter.com/SteveScalise/status/1641565912120582148?s=20) that the charges were “one of the clearest examples of extremist Democrats weaponising government to attack their political opponents”. His supporters believe that he is the only person capable of protecting their values and way of life. [poll](https://harvardharrispoll.com/key-results-march-3/) from mid March, shows that Trump has increased his favourability among Republican voters to 50%, giving him a 26-point lead over DeSantis, if the presidential nomination was decided now. He [told](https://news.sky.com/story/trump-investigations-are-straight-out-of-stalinist-russia-horror-show-12842731) his supporters “from the beginning it has been one witch-hunt and phony investigation after another”. Historically, there are [instances](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/run-president-prison-ask-smithsonian-180974594/) of individuals running for president while facing charges or even from a prison cell. The investigation, led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, looked into the legality of hush money [payments](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-stormy-daniels-trial-indictment-b2309381.html) to former adult film star Stormy Daniels. What may affect his chances is the amount of time that he will need to commit to dealing with the charges laid against him.

DONALD TRUMP ARREST LIVE: Ex-President will return to New York City today ahead of court appearance for allegedly making hush-money payments to porn star ...

Sources leading the planning say closures are likely on Centre Street, Canal Street, Baxter Street and Worth Street. In a social media post late on Sunday, Trump said he planned to leave his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach at noon for the Trump Tower in Manhattan before heading to the courthouse on Tuesday morning. 'New York City is our home, not a playground for your misplaced anger. Trump supporters cheer on Trump as the former presidents leaves his Mar-a-Lago estate and heads to the airport to travel to NYC for his arraignment. Trump is expected to take off at noon and will spend the night in NYC ahead of the Tuesday arraignment. He's expected to arrive at LGA around 3:15 p.m. from the plane.' Trump believes his mugshot will become 'the most famous one in the history of the world,' and plans to use it to raise millions for his presidential campaign, a friend of his claimed. The 76-year-old will arrive in New York City on Monday and spend the night at his personal suite in Trump Tower, the 58-story skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan. Trump and members of his entourage climbed a set of stairs and entered his plane, painted in red, white and blue with TRUMP in big letters on the side and an image of the American flag on the tail. The ex-president's son is on the plane with Trump as he heads to NYC today for his expected arraignment. The ex-president will spend the night at his residence at Trump Tower before being arraigned in court Tuesday.

According to a new poll, nearly 70% of Americans believe that former President Trump paid off Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election.

Never before has a former president faced criminal charges — and never before has the Big Apple braced for the kinds of protests that could accompany his ...

From Stormy Daniels to Alvin Bragg, these are the figures central to the former president's hush-money investigation.

He was vocal about the credibility of Cohen as a witness in the hush-money payments. Allen Weisselberg is the Trump Organisation's former chief financial officer. “But Michael Cohen is far from solid evidence.” despite already having signed a detailed letter admitting that there was no affair”. Although he said Mr Trump was “shocked” by the indictment, he said his client was “ready to fight”. He was initially hired by the Trump team in January to defend him against a civil lawsuit brought by writer E Jean Carroll, who said Mr Trump raped her in the mid-1990s. Three Republicans in the House of Representatives wrote to the Manhattan District in recent weeks, accusing the court and Mr Bragg of a “politically motivated prosecution”. The former president has called Mr Bragg, who is black, a "racist in reverse" and an "animal". “I did absolutely nothing wrong. He told CBS News that “being mug-shotted, fingerprinted, being referred to as a felon” were Mr Trump's biggest fears, and Mr Cohen said he expected “complete and total mayhem” around the arraignment. When it became clear that Mr Trump would win the Republican nomination in 2016, a lawyer for Daniels told The National Enquirer that she was willing to share her story with the public. In a pair of tweets on May 3, 2018, Mr Trump said “the agreement was used to stop the false and extortionist accusations made by her about an affair …

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels says she is “kind of numb” now that the hush-money investigation stemming from her alleged affair with Donald Trump in ...

Daniels' lawyer, Clark Brewster, told USA TODAY in an interview that Daniels has steeled herself about testifying against Trump in what is likely to be a momentous trial, and that she will make an excellent and very credible witness. But she said the criminal case against Trump has put her in more personal danger than ever before. DA Alvin Bragg has confirmed the indictment, but the details of the first-ever charges against a former U.S.

Former Apprentice star Donald Trump was indicted last week, marking the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal ...

It's not technically illegal to pay the $130,000 in hush money to Daniels, but the point of contention is the role of his at-the-time attorney, Michael Cohen, who allegedly wrote it off as "legal expenses," which is a misdemeanor in New York under falsifying business records. Reportedly, Trump was investigated for his alleged role in a hush money payment scheme and cover-up involving adult film star Stormy Daniels that dates to the 2016 presidential election. According to Another said, "Buuuuurn!!!!!" Greene wasn't happy about it and quote-tweeted it. "Oh, Majorie!

This is not even the most serious of the potential criminal charges that Donald Trump is staring down, writes Martha Kelner. Legal jeopardy abounds for the ...

"But they already weren't supporting Donald Trump anyways, so it's really irrelevant. Legal jeopardy abounds for the former president, not least an FBI investigation ongoing into top secret documents which were found at his Mar-a-Lago home. This is not even the most serious of the potential criminal charges he is staring down. It's going to backfire big time." They're weaponising the justice system, which could hurt everybody. This is not even the most serious of the potential criminal charges that Donald Trump is staring down, writes Martha Kelner.

For Donald Trump's most entrenched supporters, this indictment is simply another cause to rally around. If anything, these charges have galvanised Trump's ...

All eyes are on New York City today where former President Donald Trump returns Monday ahead of a scheduled historic criminal indictment related to ...

The 45th President was indicted after allegedly paying adult actress Stormy Daniels $130000 (£105000) during the 2016 US Presidential Election campaign.

The 76-year-old is expected to fly to New York City from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday as he prepares to appear at a Manhattan court. The former President is scheduled to appear at his Manhattan hearing at 2.15pm (7.15pm BST) on Tuesday. We're ready for this fight.

Following news of Donald Trump's indictment, Marjorie Taylor Greene, has been on the warpath. The Georgia Rep. has taken every opportunity to criticize the ...

Trump has said he will appear in New York to face the charges tomorrow. Paying a rumored $130,000 in hush money is not a crime. You are stunningly beautiful and have every right to have whatever career you want!

Former Apprentice star Donald Trump was indicted last week, marking the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal ...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been investigating a $130,000 (£105,000) payment made by Mr Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen to porn star Stormy ...

Ms Daniels was threatening to cancel her previous nondisclosure agreement to keep the alleged affair a secret, according to Sources close to the case have told US media that they believe at least one of the charges against Mr Trump could be a felony. Ms McDougal has claimed she had a relationship with Mr Trump in 2006. The indictment is expected to set out what prosecutors believe Mr Trump has done, with some information as to how and when, and from that we will get a sense of the case they have built against him. This would mean prosecutors believe that Mr Trump tried to hide his payments to Ms Daniels because he didn't want voters to know they had an affair - the payments were allegedly made in the weeks before the 2016 election, and so it is possible they could be considered a part of his campaign. Prosecutors say this amounts to Mr Trump falsifying business records, which is a misdemeanour - a criminal offence - in New York, and we expect the charges to be related to that.