Donald Trump to be CHARGED with criminal offences in historic presidential first
Former President Donald Trump will be fingerprinted, photographed and put in handcuffs after Manhattan district attorney’s office voted to charge him over payments to porn star Stormy Daniels
A grand jury has voted to criminally charge Donald Trump over his hush money payment to a porn star putting America on the brink of possible civil unrest.
It would be the first time in history a US president has ever been indicted.
According to US reports, the felony indictment, filed under seal by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, will likely be announced in the coming days.
Once arrested Trump will be fingerprinted, photographed and put in handcuffs.
The former president will be read the standard Miranda warning - told that he has the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.
Donald Trump’s lawyers have said they will “vigorously fight” the indictment against him in a hush money case.
Only last week Trump warned of “potential death & destruction” if he's charged over the payments to Stormy Daniels.
In an unhinged overnight rant, the former president took to his Truth Social media platform to write an incendiary message.
“What kind of person can charge another person, in this case a former President of the United States,” he said, "who got more votes than any sitting President in history, and leading candidate (by far!) for the Republican Party nomination, with a crime, when it is known by all that NO Crime has been committed, & also known that potential death & destruction in such a false charge could be catastrophic for our country?
Trump has warned of “potential death & destruction” if he's charged next week in the Stormy Daniels hush-money case
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The post was the clearest signal yet of an allusion to violence that could follow an indictment stemming from an investigation led by prosecutor Alvin Bragg.
Trump has labelled the Manhattan District Attorney a “degenerate psychopath
Trump supporters have criticised the decision to charge him
In an earlier post, the businessman criticised those who have called for his supporters to remain peaceful.
EVERYBODY KNOWS I’M 100% INNOCENT, INCLUDING BRAGG,” Trump said on Truth Social, on Thursday referring to the District Attorney.
“BUT HE DOESN’T CARE. HE IS JUST CARRYING OUT THE PLANS OF THE RADICAL LEFT LUNATICS. OUR COUNTRY IS BEING DESTROYED, AS THEY TELL US TO BE PEACEFUL!”
Trump has already urged his followers to “PROTEST, take back pout nation” over his potential arrest in the case, which he wrongly predicted would happen on March 21.
His actions are being increasingly likened to his behaviour before the deadly January 6 riots two years ago where he encouraged his MAGA supporters to rise up and march on the Capitol building to prevent his election loss to Joe Biden from being ratified.
His son Eric Trump meanwhile was scathing and said on social media: "This is third world prosecutorial misconduct. It is the opportunistic targeting of a political opponent in a campaign year."
Last week, a New York judge was forced to take the highly unusual move to protect the anonymity of a jury set to hear a civil rape case against Trump which is set to start next month.read more....
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