Manhattan prosecutors are signaling a likely indictment against Trump

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have been told Trump may testify before a grand jury in Manhattan next week, four people familiar with the matter told The New York Times.

The grand jury has heard evidence about Trump’s role in paying hush money to Stormy Daniels, a porn star who said she had an affair with him in 2006. This offer of testimony is a strong sign that indictment is near as a potential defendant New York has the right to testify before a grand jury before indictment, and it is rare for a prosecutor to notify a potential defendant without indictment raise Just reports. Most potential defendants prefer not to appear before the grand jury.

Trump’s former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen paid Daniels $130,000 just before the 2016 presidential election and was later reimbursed by Trump. Manhattan prosecutors began investigating the matter in 2018, and Cohen, who pleaded guilty to federal campaign finance charges over his role in the hush money payments, has spoken with them and is expected to testify before the grand jury.

If Trump becomes the first former American president to be impeached, “convicting him or sending him to prison will be a challenge.” Just says because the case would be based on “an untested and therefore risky legal theory” to combine the criminal charge of falsifying business records with a violation of state electoral law; Prosecutors would argue that paying $130,000 was an improper donation to Trump’s campaign because Daniel’s silence benefited Trump’s candidacy. Continue reading at The New York Times.

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