Stephen Beschloss gives us the news about what could be a future day of celebration. I for one will be looking to make stollen on that day and on future Stollen Days we should all bake files into them. I for one am excited for Mr. Fairy Tale, the leading Republican candidate’s arrest.
Multiple news outlets reported Friday that security preparations are being made for a likely indictment of Donald J. Trump this week or next by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg following the work of an impaneled grand jury. While the exact charges in the case of the $130,000 hush money payment to pornstar Stormy Daniels several weeks prior to the 2016 presidential election remain unclear, the criminal indictment of a sitting or former U.S. president is without precedent.
At least four law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to the Associated Press, said the initial discussions concern security, planning and the practical operations of a potential appearance by Trump in the Manhattan court. Signaling they know what’s coming, Trump’s lawyer Joseph Tacopina told the AP that, if Trump is indicted, “we will follow the normal procedures.” As for Trump himself, just this morning he took to his Truth Social to rant in all caps. Stating that he will be arrested on Tuesday and calling himself the “FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE,” he screamed, “PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!”
Beyond Trump’s dangerous incitement, it’s unclear what the “normal procedures” will be in this case. Will he be seen in public arriving at the Manhattan courtroom? Could he be in handcuffs? Will he be released after being criminally charged to make more incendiary and hostile remarks? The last point is most certain, of course—and it provokes questions about how possible further indictments in cases involving Georgia (election fraud), Florida (stolen classified documents) and Washington, D.C. (Jan. 6 attack) will be managed, both by law enforcement and Trump and his handlers.
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Two hours later, a spokesman issued a statement clarifying that Mr. Trump had not written his post with direct knowledge of the timing of any arrest.
“President Trump is rightfully highlighting his innocence and the weaponization of our injustice system,” the statement said.
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Prosecutors working for the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, have signaled that an indictment of Mr. Trump could be imminent. But they have not told Mr. Trump’s lawyers when the charges — expected to stem from a 2016 hush money payment to a porn star — would be sought or when an arrest would be made, people with knowledge of the matter said. At least one more witness is expected to testify in front of the grand jury, which could delay an indictment, the people said.
One of the people said that even if the grand jury were to vote to indict the former president on Monday, a Tuesday surrender was unlikely given the need to arrange timing, travel and other logistics.
The statement from Mr. Trump’s spokesman did not explain how he landed on Tuesday as an arrest date. One person with knowledge of the matter said that Mr. Trump’s advisers had guessed that it could happen around then, and that someone might have relayed that to the former president.
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