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Prosecutors in New York are considering charges over alleged hush money payments to an ex-porn star.

The district attorney's office has not yet commented. On Saturday Mr Trump wrote on his social networking site Truth Social that "illegal leaks" from the Manhattan district attorney's office "indicate" he would be arrested on Tuesday. Former US President Donald Trump says he is expecting to be arrested on Tuesday in a case about alleged hush money paid to an ex-porn star.

The twice-impeached former US president allegedly paid hush money to a porn star before the 2016 US election.

[The Trump Organization](/news/2022/12/6/trump-organization-found-guilty-in-us-tax-fraud-trial), the former president’s real estate company, was convicted of tax fraud in a civil case in December, but he was not charged, prompting two prosecutors who worked on the investigation to resign. He has said Trump directed him to make the payments. He lost to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. “Trump is facing a series of far more consequential charges,” Hanna reported. Protest, take our nation back!” Trump wrote, referring to himself and citing a leak from the Manhattan district attorney’s office. Trump has denied the affair happened.

Spokesperson for former president says 'there has been no notification' of a pending arrest. Thomson Reuters · Posted: Mar 18, 2023 6:51 AM PDT | Last ...

He had the support of 43 per cent of Republicans in a February Reuters/Ipsos poll, compared with 31 per cent for his nearest rival, Florida Gov. "He needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds." Trump in 2018 initially disputed knowing anything about the payment to Daniels. Bragg's office last year won the conviction of the Trump Organization on tax fraud charges. "He cannot hide from his violations of the law, disrespect for our elections and incitements to violence." Trump declined the offer, the person familiar with the matter said. Trump founded Truth Social after being banned by Twitter, Facebook and YouTube following the Jan. A spokesperson for Trump said the former president had not been notified of any arrest. Bragg's office earlier this month invited Trump to testify before the grand jury probing the hush money payments, according to Trump lawyer Susan Necheles. Trump has said he will continue campaigning even if he is charged with a crime. the far & away leading Republican candidate & former president of the United States of America, will be arrested on Tuesday of next week," Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, on Saturday decried the investigation.

Donald Trump a assuré samedi sur son réseau social Truth Social qu'il serait «arrêté» mardi et a appelé à des manifestations.

Il a publié pour la première fois en deux ans sur ces deux derniers réseaux vendredi. Un signe possible de la volonté du parquet de poursuivre l’ancien président dans l’affaire dite «Stormy Daniels». Et le président républicain de la Chambre des représentants du Congrès, Kevin McCarthy, a dénoncé sur Twitter un «abus de pouvoir scandaleux par un procureur de district extrémiste qui laisse courir des criminels violents tout en poursuivant une vengeance politique contre le président Trump». «Le candidat du parti républicain» à la primaire pour la présidentielle de 2024, «et ancien président des États-Unis d’Amérique va être arrêté mardi de la semaine prochaine», a lancé Donald Trump sur son réseau social Truth Social, parlant de lui à la troisième personne et écrivant, comme il en est coutumier, en lettres majuscules. De fait, Donald Trump a dénoncé samedi des «fuites» qui seraient orchestrées par le parquet de l’État de New York pour Manhattan. Donald Trump a assuré samedi qu’il allait être «arrêté» mardi et a appelé à des manifestations, avant une possible inculpation concernant une affaire de paiement précédant de peu la présidentielle de 2016, pour acheter le silence d’une actrice pornographique avec laquelle il aurait eu une liaison.

Donald Trump said in a social media post that he expects to be arrested Tuesday as a New York prosecutor is eyeing charges in a case examining hush money ...

[Politics](https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics) ['Nothing that anyone has reported' shows election results impacted by Chinese interference: U.S. A voluntary recall has been issued for one sku of Nestle Good Start Soothe Infant Formula due to a potential bacteria contamination. The mystery about what happened and the code of silence in hockey culture is explored in 'What Happened to Ben' -- airing Saturday at 7 p.m. Federal prosecutors agreed not to prosecute the Enquirer's corporate parent in exchange for its cooperation in a campaign finance investigation that led to charges against Cohen in 2018. Cohen has said that at Trump's direction, he arranged payments totaling $280,000 to Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal. After his post, Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy decried any plans to prosecute Trump as an "outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA" whom he claimed was pursuing "political vengeance." The aftermath of the Jan. The district attorney's office declined to comment. But there has been no public announcement of any time frame for the grand jury's secret work in the case. After hearing from the then-president at a Washington rally that morning, his supporters marched to the Capitol and tried to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden's White House victory, breaking through doors and windows of the building and leaving officers beaten and bloodied. Local law enforcement officials are bracing for the public safety ramifications of an unprecedented prosecution of a former American president. Within hours, his campaign was sending fundraising solicitations to his supporters, while influential Republicans in Congress and even some declared and potential rival candidates issued statements in his defence.

Évoquant une fuite du parquet de New York, l'ancien président américain Donald Trump a déclaré samedi sur son réseau social Truth Social qu'il s'attend à ...

David Aronberg, le procureur du comté de Palm Beach, en Floride, a déclaré en entrevue à CNN samedi que des manifestations auraient aussi lieu chez lui si Trump était inculpé. Le New York Times et le Washington Post ont révélé il y a environ une semaine que des procureurs new-yorkais avaient proposé à l'ex-président américain Donald Trump de témoigner devant un grand jury [De nombreuses enquêtes criminelles sur Donald Trump sont en cours](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1904396/enquetes-trump-election-fraude-finance), y compris à New York, en Georgie et par les autorités fédérales, notamment sur sa conduite concernant des allégations de paiements de campagne illégaux, d'ingérence électorale, d'efforts pour invalider sa défaite à l'élection présidentielle de 2020 et de conservation de documents ultrasecrets chez lui après avoir quitté ses fonctions. Les forces policières de New York ont commencé à préparer des dispositifs de sécurité, craignant des dérapages au cas où Trump serait inculpé. Évoquant une fuite du parquet de New York, l'ex-président américain Donald Trump a déclaré samedi sur son réseau social Truth Social qu'il s'attend à être arrêté mardi dans le cadre d'une enquête de l'équipe du procureur du district de Manhattan, Alvin Bragg. Vendredi, un des avocats de Donald Trump, Joseph Tacopina, avait indiqué à des médias que son client se

Donald Trump a assuré samedi sur son réseau social Truth Social qu'il allait être «arrêté» mardi et a appelé à des manifestations, avant une possible ...

Cohen a témoigné au moins à deux reprises devant le grand jury la semaine dernière. Elle l’a accusé de vouloir «continuer à faire les gros titres et provoquer ses partisans». Un signe possible de la volonté du parquet de poursuivre l’ancien président dans l’affaire dite «Stormy Daniels».

Donald Trump a assuré samedi qu'il allait être « arrêté » mardi et a appelé à des manifestations, avant une possible inculpation concernant une affaire de ...

Cohen a témoigné au moins à deux reprises devant le grand jury depuis le début du mois. Elle l’a accusé de vouloir « continuer à faire les gros titres et provoquer ses partisans ». Un signe possible de la volonté du parquet de poursuivre l’ancien président dans l’affaire dite « Stormy Daniels ».

Ex-president makes remark on Truth Social without any official confirmation of the likelihood or timing of charges being brought.

[New York](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-york) grand jury into the case. Bragg at the time said it closed one chapter but “we now move on to the next chapter” as the Stormy Daniels case continued. Trump himself was not on trial and denied any knowledge of the criminal scheme. [he denied](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/15/trump-e-jean-carroll-defamation-lawsuit-dna) the rape happened or that he knew her, after she [first described](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/13/i-accused-donald-trump-of-sexual-assault-e-jean-carroll-ed-pilkington) in a 2019 book the alleged attack. No former or sitting US president has been indicted. [is investigating](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/24/donald-trump-georgia-judge-grand-jury-report) whether Trump interfered in the 2020 election there. [was fined](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/13/trump-organization-sentenced-tax-fraud-scheme) for tax fraud. Trump’s post cited “illegal leaks from a corrupt and highly political Manhattan district attorney’s office”. In 2016 during the election that Trump went on to win, Cohen made the payment and arranged another payout to a different woman, as Trump faced allegations of previous sexual assault and harassment [from multiple women](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/17/amy-dorris-donald-trump-women-who-accuse-sexual-misconduct) – with the money paid at Trump’s direction, Cohen has asserted. [the insurrection](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/06/trump-capitol-american-carnage-washington) by extremist supporters at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, that ultimately [failed to thwart](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/06/congress-certify-election-biden-republicans-object) the certification of Biden’s victory. [impanel a grand jury](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/30/donald-trump-hush-money-grand-jury-new-york) to hear evidence in the Daniels case, which had previously faded from the spotlight [amid turmoil](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/06/trump-porn-star-stormy-daniels-payment-zombie-case-pomerantz-book) among prosecutors about a wider investigation into Trump’s business practices. [met with investigators](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/15/stormy-daniels-hush-money-donald-trump-manhattan) in Manhattan earlier this week to discuss Trump’s role in a $130,000 payment she received in 2016 aimed at dissuading her from going public during the election about claims she had a sexual liaison with the married Trump in 2006 – an infidelity Trump denies.

Donald Trump a assuré samedi qu'il allait être «arrêté» mardi et a appelé à des manifestations, avant une possible inculpation concernant une affaire de ...

Il a publié pour la première fois en deux ans sur ces deux derniers réseaux vendredi. Un signe possible de la volonté du parquet de poursuivre l’ancien président dans l’affaire dite «Stormy Daniels». Et le président républicain de la Chambre des représentants du Congrès, Kevin McCarthy, a dénoncé sur Twitter un «abus de pouvoir scandaleux par un procureur de district extrémiste qui laisse courir des criminels violents tout en poursuivant une vengeance politique contre le président Trump». «Le candidat du parti républicain» à la primaire pour la présidentielle de 2024, «et ancien président des États-Unis d’Amérique va être arrêté mardi de la semaine prochaine», a lancé Donald Trump sur son réseau social Truth Social, parlant de lui à la troisième personne et écrivant, comme il en est coutumier, en lettres majuscules. «Comme il s’agit d’une poursuite politique, le bureau du procureur du district (de Manhattan, NDLR) a recours à des fuites à la presse plutôt que de communiquer avec les avocats du président Trump comme cela devrait être le cas normalement», a dénoncé Mme Necheles. Donald Trump a assuré samedi qu’il allait être «arrêté» mardi et a appelé à des manifestations, avant une possible inculpation concernant une affaire de paiement juste avant la présidentielle de 2016, pour acheter le silence d’une actrice pornographique avec laquelle il aurait eu une liaison.

Donald Trump a assuré samedi qu'il allait être « arrêté » mardi et a appelé à des manifestations, avant une possible inculpation concernant une affaire de ...

Cohen a témoigné au moins à deux reprises devant le grand jury la semaine dernière. Elle l’a accusé de vouloir « continuer à faire les gros titres et provoquer ses partisans ». Un signe possible de la volonté du parquet de poursuivre l’ancien président dans l’affaire dite « Stormy Daniels ». Et le président républicain de la Chambre, Kevin McCarthy, a dénoncé sur Twitter un « abus de pouvoir scandaleux par un procureur de district extrémiste qui laisse courir des criminels violents tout en voulant assouvir une vengeance politique contre le président Trump ». « Le candidat du parti républicain » à la primaire pour la présidentielle de 2024 « et ancien président des États-Unis d’Amérique va être arrêté mardi de la semaine prochaine », a lancé Donald Trump sur son réseau social Truth Social en lettres majuscules, comme il en est coutumier. « Comme il s’agit d’une poursuite politique, le bureau du procureur du district [de Manhattan, NDLR] a recours à des fuites à la presse plutôt que de communiquer avec les avocats du président Trump comme cela devrait être le cas normalement », a dénoncé Mme Necheles.

Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he expects to be arrested in connection with the investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney next week and ...

Trump’s US Secret Service detail would deliver him to the Manhattan district attorney’s office for fingerprinting and then taking mugshots in offices of the district attorney’s detective squad. While Trump offered no details on why he expects to be indicted, his legal team has been anticipating that it will happen soon and has been preparing behind the scenes for the next steps. The discussions have been about how to navigate the potential indictment for a criminal charge by a New York county grand jury and the choreography around the possibility of an unprecedented arrest of a former president of the United States.

Visé dans plusieurs affaires judiciaires mais jamais inculpé, l'ancien président américain pourrait voir cette menace se concrétiser devant la justice à New ...

Vendredi, l’un des avocats de Donald Trump, Joseph Tacopina, avait fait savoir à des médias que son client se « rendrait » à la justice new-yorkaise s’il devait être inculpé. Sur Truth Social, il qualifie les services du procureur de Manhattan Alvin Bragg, un magistrat élu et démocrate, de « corrompus et très politiques ». Banni de Twitter et des autres réseaux sociaux grand public dans la foulée de ce qui avait été perçu comme une incitation à la violence, il a récemment été réintégré au réseau à l’oiseau bleu, ainsi qu’à YouTube et Facebook. La semaine dernière, Michael Cohen, déjà condamné pour cette affaire, a témoigné au moins à deux reprises devant le grand jury dans cette enquête. En cause, 130 000 dollars versés à Stormy Daniels, Stephanie Clifford au civil, pour – accuse la justice – acheter son silence et ainsi ne pas porter préjudice au candidat Trump lors de la présidentielle de 2016, finalement remportée par le milliardaire. Quelques heures après sa première publication samedi, Donald Trump a renouvelé son appel : « Il faut sauver l’Amérique, manifestez, manifestez, manifestez !!!

L'ancien président des États-Unis, Donald Trump, a prétendu samedi que son arrestation était imminente. Il a incité ses partisans à manifester alors qu'un ...

Si Donald Trump était inculpé, il ne serait arrêté que s'il refusait de s'y conformer. Trump ont indiqué que son message sur Truth Social était fondé sur des reportages dans les médias et non sur un avis officiel des procureurs. Les émeutiers ont pénétré à l'intérieur de l'immeuble, saccageant les lieux et blessant de nombreux agents de sécurité et policiers.

NEW YORK — L'ancien président des États-Unis, Donald Trump, a prétendu samedi que son arrestation était imminente. Il a incité ses partisans à manifester ...

Trump ont indiqué que son message sur Truth Social était fondé sur des reportages dans les médias et non sur un avis officiel des procureurs. Si Donald Trump était inculpé, il ne serait arrêté que s’il refusait de s’y conformer. Les émeutiers ont pénétré à l’intérieur de l’immeuble, saccageant les lieux et blessant de nombreux agents de sécurité et policiers.

A man stands in front of U.S. flags. Former U.S. president Donald Trump takes the stage to deliver remarks on education as he holds a campaign rally with ...

He had the support of 43 per cent of Republicans in a February Reuters/Ipsos poll, compared with 31 per cent for his nearest rival, Florida Gov. "He needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds." Trump in 2018 initially disputed knowing anything about the payment to Daniels. Bragg's office last year won the conviction of the Trump Organization on tax fraud charges. "He cannot hide from his violations of the law, disrespect for our elections and incitements to violence." Trump declined the offer, the person familiar with the matter said. Trump founded Truth Social after being banned by Twitter, Facebook and YouTube following the Jan. A spokesperson for Trump said the former president had not been notified of any arrest. Bragg's office earlier this month invited Trump to testify before the grand jury probing the hush money payments, according to Trump lawyer Susan Necheles. Trump has said he will continue campaigning even if he is charged with a crime. the far & away leading Republican candidate & former president of the United States of America, will be arrested on Tuesday of next week," Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, on Saturday decried the investigation.

Donald Trump speaks at a podium during a campaign event. While he campaigns and devises new nicknames for his Republican rival Ron DeSantis, the former ...

[the Proud Boys](https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-former-marine-stormed-the-capitol-as-part-of-a-far-right-militia) and the Three Percenters, which have endured intense investigation and legal charges for their roles in the Capitol insurrection, will be eager to take to the streets again in Trump’s name. Time will run out for Trump, be it in Georgia, at the Department of Justice, or, if it goes on that long, at the ballot box. The legal and political sources I’ve spoken with tell me that if, in fact, Trump is right and that the first indictment he faces is from the Manhattan D.A., Alvin Bragg, he is fortunate, at least in the short term. Trump no longer commands the platform of the White House to mobilize supporters in the way he did two years ago: “Will be wild!” But he finds ways to get the word out. Trump is shrewd enough to reap political gain if he is indicted this week in New York. He wants only to return to the White House, where he would assemble an Administration of the vengeful; and, if he cannot win, he will at least enjoy the pleasures of remaining at the center of things for a while longer. There is also the matter of his handling of classified documents, which led to the F.B.I. If he is not at the center of things, he is dead. At the same time, with his call to arms, he deliberately aroused memories of [the Capitol insurrection](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/25/among-the-insurrectionists) of January 6, 2021, which he did so much to organize and incite. But it’s unclear whether that other crime would need to be a federal offense, or whether a state offense would suffice. [Ron DeSantis](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/27/can-ron-desantis-displace-donald-trump-as-the-gops-combatant-in-chief), Trump faces potential prosecution on multiple fronts: the case in New York, for which his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, was already convicted and served time in federal prison; his central role in inciting the January 6th insurrection and obstructing the certification of the Electoral College votes; and the attempt to commit election fraud in Georgia. Just because Trump said he is going to be arrested Tuesday does not mean it is true.

Une telle arrestation, ou même son inculpation dans cette affaire, serait une première pour un ancien président américain. « Manifestez, reprenez notre nation !

Un signe possible de la volonté du parquet de poursuivre l’ancien président dans l’affaire dite « Stormy Daniels ». Il a publié pour la première fois en deux ans sur ces deux derniers réseaux vendredi. Et le président républicain de la Chambre des représentants du Congrès, Kevin McCarthy, a dénoncé sur Twitter un « abus de pouvoir scandaleux par un procureur de district extrémiste qui laisse courir des criminels violents tout en poursuivant une vengeance politique contre le président Trump ». « Le candidat du parti républicain » à la primaire pour la présidentielle de 2024, « et ancien président des États-Unis d’Amérique va être arrêté mardi de la semaine prochaine », a lancé Donald Trump sur son réseau social Truth Social, parlant de lui à la troisième personne et écrivant, comme il en est coutumier, en lettres majuscules. « Comme il s’agit d’une poursuite politique, le bureau du procureur du district [de Manhattan], a recours à des fuites à la presse plutôt que de communiquer avec les avocats du président Trump comme cela devrait être le cas normalement », a dénoncé Mme Necheles. [Donald Trump](https://www.ledevoir.com/donald-trump?utm_source=recirculation&utm_medium=hyperlien&utm_campaign=corps_texte) a assuré samedi qu’il allait être « arrêté » mardi et a appelé à des manifestations, avant une possible inculpation concernant une affaire de paiement juste avant la présidentielle de 2016, pour acheter le silence d’une actrice pornographique avec laquelle il aurait eu une liaison.

En affirmant qu'il se fera arrêter mardi et en appelant ses partisans à manifester, Donald Trump se pose encore une fois en victime.

«Si jamais, parce qu’il en fait une affaire politique, ça devient tellement délicat qu’on se dit peut-être qu’aller l’arrêter devant tout le monde, ce n’est pas idéal; il gagne. • À lire aussi:

Former president says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday but there has been no official confirmation of the likelihood or timing of charges being brought.

My focus is going to continue to be on the issues that are affecting the American people.” Cohen has said that the money was paid at Trump’s direction. Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, another declared candidate, did not address the investigation while campaigning in South Carolina. Trump’s post cited “illegal leaks from a corrupt and highly political Manhattan district attorney’s office”. McCarthy said he would direct relevant Republican-led House committees “to immediately investigate if federal funds are being used to subvert our democracy by interfering in elections with politically motivated prosecutions”. The search also proved a fundraising boon.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Saturday announced a congressional investigation into the local prosecutors reportedly preparing to indict former ...

[tweeted](https://twitter.com/SenRickScott/status/1637138604387360770?s=20)Sen. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), another member of the panel. Rick Scott (R-Fla.). [tweeted](https://twitter.com/repswalwell/status/1637115341951074312?s=46&t=JjZ0HYOqxLjGtjkLnr-3YA)Rep. - Leading GOP hardliners in the House, including Reps. [tweet posted Saturday morning](https://twitter.com/speakermccarthy/status/1637108358208421888?s=46&t=JjZ0HYOqxLjGtjkLnr-3YA).

Republican lawmakers blasted the prospect of former President Trump being indicted after he revealed he expects to be arrested next week, calling the ...

[Alvin Bragg](https://thehill.com/tag/alvin-bragg/) [Alvin Bragg](https://thehill.com/people/alvin-bragg/) [Chip Roy](https://thehill.com/tag/chip-roy/) [Donald Trump](https://thehill.com/tag/donald-trump/) [Elise Stefanik](https://thehill.com/tag/elise-stefanik/) [indictment](https://thehill.com/tag/indictment/) [J.D. He said indicting Trump will undermine trust in the country’s electoral system and Bragg should reconsider charges against him. She said this is “unAmerican” and reaching a “dangerous new low of Third World countries.” [Banking & Financial Institutions](https://thehill.com/business/banking-financial-institutions/) [House](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/) [House](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/) [House](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/) [See All](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/) Trump endorsed Vance while he was running in the GOP primary for an open Senate seat in Ohio. “The answer is: hell no. The district attorney’s office has been investigating a payment that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election for her to remain silent about an affair she had with Trump. [See all Hill.TV](https://thehill.com/hilltv) [See all Video](https://thehill.com/video) [Court Battles](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/) [Banking & Financial Institutions](https://thehill.com/business/banking-financial-institutions/) [Senate](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/) [Campaign](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/) [See All](https://thehill.com) Trump’s attorney has said Trump would not Vance](https://thehill.com/tag/j-d-vance/) [Kevin McCarthy](https://thehill.com/tag/kevin-mccarthy/) [Kevin McCarthy](https://thehill.com/people/kevin-mccarthy/) [Marjorie Taylor Greene](https://thehill.com/tag/marjorie-taylor-greene/) [Michael Cohen](https://thehill.com/people/michael-cohen/) [Stormy Daniels](https://thehill.com/people/stormy-daniels/) [Vivek Ramaswamy](https://thehill.com/tag/vivek-ramaswamy/) We simply don’t have a real country if justice depends on politics,” Vance said. [accept](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3898841-trump-attorney-says-he-wont-be-participating-in-manhattan-das-probe/) the invitation.

(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump's claim of an imminent arrest jolted the 2024 Republican primary field, with party leaders rallying to his side while forcing ...

A Trump-aligned super-PAC issued a statement listing the potential GOP presidential aspirants who came out in support of the former president. A spokeswoman for the district attorney declined to comment. On Friday, he posted a message on Meta Platform Inc.’s Facebook for the first time since 2021, a megaphone he’s used as a powerful clarion for supporters and a prod for wavering allies. In a post on his Truth Social media platform early Saturday morning, Trump said he expects to be arrested Tuesday as part of the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation into hush-money payments to an adult film star. Polls show Trump as the clear front-runner for the Republican nomination, likely in a rematch with Biden in less than 20 months. and Twitter Inc., and off-hours US political prognosticator, mused on his social media platform that if Trump is arrested and placed in handcuffs he “will be reelected in a landslide victory.”

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, the third-ranked Republican in Congress, rushed to the defense of former President Donald J. Trump after he announced early ...

Matthew Dallek's fast-paced and well-researched history shows how the John Birch Society rose, raved and never went away.

The governor parrots Trump and Carlson on Ukraine, flip-flopping in the process. Dallek reminds us of the bookstores opened by the society and the role played by female Birchers. Aloise Josephine Antonia Steiner, a non-Birch conservative and the mother of William Buckley, the founder of the National Review, encouraged an acquaintance to establish a society chapter. Amy Coney Barrett, a Trump supreme court appointee, refers to Brown as inviolate super-precedent but Mollie Hemingway of the Federalist and Carrie Severino of the Judicial Crisis Network both attack its underpinnings. As Dallek points out, many in the Birchers’ ranks possessed a firm foothold in the middle and upper-middle classes. Buckley eventually – and circuitously – came to stand against the Birchers. Birch’s Christianity and the circumstances of his death were central to the society’s message. The John Birch Society is now obscure yet basks in undreamed-of success. The society never disappeared and nor did its ideas and resentments. Dallek looks at how the Birchers’ ideas came to pollenate and populate the Republican party. Back in the day, the society trashed Dwight D Eisenhower and his successor as president, John F Kennedy. “January 6, I think, is probably second only to the 2020 election as the biggest scam in my lifetime,” says Tucker Carlson, the face of Fox News.

Donald Trump could be charged in New York as soon as this week for allegedly covering up hush money payments to a porn star during his 2016 presidential ...

In white-collar cases, the defendant's lawyers and prosecutors typically agree on a date and time, rather than arresting the person at home. Under New York law, the statute of limitations can be extended if the defendant has been out of state, but Trump may argue that serving as U.S. The New York Times, citing sources, has reported the most likely charges against Trump would be for falsifying business records, typically a misdemeanor. "This is so unprecedented that it's hard for me to say," Agnifilo said when asked whether a judge would put Trump on trial close to the election. Capitol by his supporters trying to overturn his defeat and into his retention of classified documents after leaving the White House. Trump has denied the affair, and his lawyer has accused Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, of extortion.

With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross. FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the South Carolina Statehouse.

Tim Kaine (D-Va.) … David Cicilline (D-R.I.) … Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) … Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) … Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) … Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) … Mike Rounds (R-S.D.). Bill Cassidy’s (R-La.) office, the Senate HELP team and Cassidy alumni. [“Election conspiracy movement grinds on as 2024 approaches,”](https://apnews.com/article/voting-machines-election-conspiracies-republicans-trump-f867ef5ed8d66f375066f8cbdb25cdf4) by AP’s Christina Cassidy in Franklin, Tenn.: “‘We are at war. 6 footage, lawyer says,”](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/17/house-gop-capitol-police-jan-6-video-00087636) by Kyle Cheney and Jordain Carney: “Only one of the more than 40 riot clips that Fox News’ TUCKER CARLSON aired earlier this month using access granted by the House GOP got previewed and approved beforehand, according to Capitol Police general counsel THOMAS DiBIASE. RON] DeSANTIS calls ‘legacy media.’” They talked to dozens of strategists to compile a shortlist of the most influential, including JACK POSOBIEC (who two people said will be as important as GEORGE WILL was), JOHN CARDILLO, STEVE BANNON and Libs of TikTok’s CHAYA RAICHIK. [ scooped the news yesterday](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/law-enforcement-agencies-are-prepping-possible-trump-indictment-early-rcna75493) afternoon that “local, state and federal law enforcement and security agencies are preparing” for Trump’s indictment over allegations that he paid off porn star STORMY DANIELS during the 2016 campaign to keep her quiet about an alleged affair she’d had with the married Trump in 2006.

Bragg's office appears poised to bring criminal charges against Trump in connection with a hush-money payment made to a porn actress, Stormy Daniels.

Bragg’s office appears poised to bring criminal charges against Trump in connection with a hush-money payment made to a porn actress, Stormy Daniels, at the height of the 2016 presidential campaign. Though a person familiar with the Trump operations said they were not actively organizing protests, Trump’s comments raised alarms about how his followers might be incited to act. Bragg added that “as with all of our investigations, we will continue to apply the law evenly and fairly, and speak publicly only when appropriate.” In his email, Bragg didn’t identify Trump by name, referring only to the “public comments surrounding an ongoing investigation by this office.”

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sought to reassure his staff in an internal message Saturday that intimidation or threats against them would not be ...

He was [sentenced to three years in federal prison](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michael-cohen-gets-3-years-cases-involving-stormy-daniels-lying-n946956) for that and other crimes. Trump said the payment was legal, and that he repaid Cohen. Cohen maintains the payment was made at Trump’s direction and that it was for the “principal purpose of influencing” the 2016 presidential election. Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen is a key witness in the case and testified before the grand jury this week. [ making the payment to Daniels](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-lawyer-puts-forward-stormy-daniels-hush-money-defense-s-not-crim-rcna75082). [possible Trump indictment](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/law-enforcement-agencies-are-prepping-possible-trump-indictment-early-rcna75493) as early as next week. [he'll meet with Manhattan DA again](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/michael-cohen-says-set-meet-manhattan-da-15th-time-rcna69695)in Trump probe [New York prosecutors convene grand jury](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/grand-jury-convened-trump-hush-money-probe-rcna68293)in Trump hush money probe Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sought to reassure his staff in an internal message Saturday that intimidation or threats against them would not be tolerated. [he'll meet with Manhattan DA again](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/michael-cohen-says-set-meet-manhattan-da-15th-time-rcna69695)in Trump probe [possible Trump indictment](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/law-enforcement-agencies-are-prepping-possible-trump-indictment-early-rcna75493)as early as next week [Trump invited to appear before grand jury](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-invited-appear-grand-jury-hush-money-probe-rcna74289)in hush-money probe [Michael Cohen finishes prison sentence](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/former-trump-fixer-michael-cohen-finishes-prison-sentence-n1284370) [supporters to protest](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-illegal-leaks-indicate-will-arrested-tuesday-ny-hush-money-rcna75577).

Alvin Bragg, a former New York state and federal prosecutor, drew national attention when he made history as the Manhattan District Attorney's Office first ...

I think I’ll be the first district attorney in Manhattan who’s had a semi-automatic weapon pointed at him. I think I’ll be the first district attorney in Manhattan who’s had a loved one reenter from incarceration and stay with him. “I think I’ll be the first district attorney who’s had a homicide victim on his doorstop. Trump Foundation, which resulted in the former president paying $2 million to a number of charities and the foundation’s dissolution. Alvin Bragg, a former New York state and federal prosecutor, drew national attention when he made history as the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office first Black district attorney. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office declined to comment on the former president’s remarks.

House Republicans head to Florida this week for their annual retreat — straight into the belly of the beast of the 2024 presidential primary campaign.

"He has shown leadership in our state, and people are responding to that," the former lawmaker said. Asked what she thought of DeSantis traveling to the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa this month, Rep. After a better-than-expected showing in the November midterms, Democrats only need to flip five House seats and hold their current ones in order to win back the majority in 2024. “The result was crystal clear: Republicans enjoyed sweeping, historic performances statewide.” Brian Mast, Byron Donalds, Kat Cammack, Neal Dunn, Mike Walz, Corey Mills and Jackson — flocked to Trump’s golf resort, Mar-a-Lago, for the Palm Beach County GOP’s Lincoln Day Dinner. As their three-day issues retreat in Orlando kicks off Sunday, Republicans are desperately trying to stay out of the growing Trump-vs.-DeSantis fray. The Sunshine State is home to both former President Donald Trump, who wants his old job back, and Gov. When other Republicans were faltering in key races, Governor DeSantis provided a positive vision for the future with prudent, conservative action,” Roy said in his endorsement. Richard Hudson of North Carolina, the House GOP campaigns chief this cycle; Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas, Trump’s former White House physician; Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio; and conservative Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida, Mary Miller of Illinois, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, and Harriet Hageman of Wyoming. I could endorse but I haven’t,” Speaker Kevin McCarthy said last week in Washington.

It's buried in “The Courage to Be Free,” but it's unmistakably there.

But in “The Courage to Be Free,” defeating his enemies is the only thing the governor seems positive about. DeSantis informs his readers that he graduated from law school with honors, even if “my heart was not into what I was being taught in class,” and he mentions (twice) that he could have made big bucks in the private sector with a Harvard Law degree but instead chose to serve in the Navy. (When members of Congress attempt to “climb the ladder” of seniority, he writes, they “get neutered” by the time they reach the top. The culture warrior who takes “bold stands,” displays “courage under fire,” is willing to “lead with conviction,” “speak the truth” and “stand for what is right.” The Free State of Florida, as DeSantis likes to call it, is not just the national blueprint of his book’s subtitle. In the 250-plus pages of “The Courage to Be Free,” for instance, there is not a single mention of the events of Jan. “As the iron curtain of Faucism descended upon our continent,” DeSantis writes, “the State of Florida stood resolutely in the way.” The governor even notes the “star power” that Trump brought to American politics, the kind of thing critics used to say when dismissing Barack Obama as a celebrity candidate. What do they need?” DeSantis recalls how, after the president agreed to reimburse a large portion of the state’s cleanup expenses, Mick Mulvaney, then the acting White House chief of staff, pulled the governor aside and urged him to wait before announcing the help, explaining that Trump “doesn’t even know what he agreed to in terms of a price tag.” “I placed loyalty to the cause over loyalty to me,” DeSantis writes. [national polls](https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3866&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email) for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination show a two-person contest with Donald Trump and DeSantis (who has yet to announce his potential candidacy) in the lead, and the Haleys, Pences and Pompeos of the world fighting for scraps. During his 2018 governor’s race, DeSantis aired an [obsequious ad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1YP_zZJFXs) in which he built a cardboard border wall and read Trump’s “Art of the Deal” with his children, one of whom wore a MAGA onesie.

Donald Trump claims in a social media post he will be arrested on Tuesday related to the Manhattan DA's investigation into hush money payments made to ...

"Whatever the Grand Jury decides, its consideration makes clear: no one is above the law, not even a former President of the United States," Pelosi tweeted. "I'm the meantime, as with all of our investigations, we will continue to apply the law evenly and fairly and speak publicly only when appropriate." He added, "I know, I know President Trump can take care of himself." President Trump is rightfully highlighting his innocence and the weaponization of our injustice system. He will be in Texas next weekend for a giant rally." Bragg told his staff their safety "is our top priority" and said the office "will continue to coordinate" with the NYPD and Office of Court Administration on matters of security.

Alvin Bragg is expected to bring an indictment against Trump this week over hush payments to adult actor Stormy Daniels in 2016.

Trump received a standing ovation in Tulsa and held up a defiant fist as he arrived at the wrestling event while fans cheered. If any indictment is handed down, it is likely to claim the payments were an illegal use of campaign finances. Trump made no mention of a criminal indictment and arrest at the Tulsa event. On Saturday afternoon, Trump supporters gathered at his Mar-a-Lago home and country club in Florida to show their support. He added: “We do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in New York… Trump talked with fans between matches, but reporters were kept away.

Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly acknowledged there are "risks involved" in the potential indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan ...

She’s very effective in the United States Senate. And it does drastically change the paradigm as we go into the ’24 election,” he said. I mean, really, in a very positive way. Chris Sununu acknowledged on Sunday in a separate interview with Tapper. “The president’s supporters, they have First Amendment rights, and they should be able to exercise those peacefully. “I would hope that if they brought charges that they have a strong case, because this is, as you said, it’s unprecedented.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sent an email to his staff Saturday assuring them that their safety is “top priority.” Bragg's office has been ...

In a social media post on Saturday, Trump said that he expects to be arrested Tuesday, citing leaks from the "corrupt" DA's office. Law enforcement agencies across New York have been [making security arrangements](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/17/trump-grand-jury-new-york-law-enforcement-prepping-for-indictment.html) in the case that the former president is criminally charged. He urged his supporters to protest on his behalf. The email was first reported by "PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!" - In a social media post Saturday, Trump said that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday and urged his supporters to protest on his behalf.

His comments come as a New York grand jury investigates hush money payments to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.

Federal prosecutors agreed not to prosecute the Enquirer’s corporate parent in exchange for its cooperation in a campaign finance investigation that led to charges against Cohen in 2018. Trump denies the encounters occurred, says he did nothing wrong and has cast the investigation as a “witch hunt” by a Democratic prosecutor bent on sabotaging the Republican’s 2024 campaign. — there is no question an indictment would be a distraction and give fodder to opponents and critics tired of the legal scandals that have long enveloped him. Cohen has said that at Trump’s direction, he arranged payments totaling $280,000 to Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal. After his post, Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy decried any plans to prosecute Trump as an “outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA” whom he claimed was pursuing “political vengeance.” Rep. A Justice Department special counsel has also been presenting evidence before a grand jury investigating Trump’s possession of hundreds of classified documents at his Florida estate. After hearing from the then-president at a Washington rally that morning, his supporters marched to the Capitol and tried to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s White House victory, breaking through doors and windows of the building and leaving officers beaten and bloodied. The aftermath of the Jan. There has been no public announcement of any time frame for the grand jury’s secret work in the case. 6 riot, in which hundreds of Trump loyalists were arrested and prosecuted in federal court, may also have dampened the passion among supporters for confrontation. Local law enforcement officials are bracing for the public safety ramifications of an unprecedented prosecution of a former American president. Within hours, he sent a fundraising email to supporters while influential Republicans in Congress issued statements in his defense.

Former Vice President Mike Pence said in Des Moines on Saturday a potential indictment against former President Donald Trump is “troubling.”

My focus is going to continue to be on the issues that are affecting the American people today.” “They need to be peaceful. What we don’t want to see is violence. Pence said, “No one is above the law. Afterward, he responded to questions from reporters about Trump’s possible indictment and arrest by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Joni Ernst, sponsored by the Bastion Institute.

If former President Donald Trump is indicted this week, any protests that take place should be peaceful and lawful, former Vice President Mike Pence said ...

The American people won’t tolerate it and those that engage in that kind of violence should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” he said. But nobody’s beneath the law either,” Pence said. We don’t want history to repeat itself in overly negative ways.”

Mr Trump has pledged to continue his campaign to become the Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential election, even if he is indicted. It is not yet known if ...

Prosecutors could conclude this amounts to Mr Trump falsifying business records, which is a misdemeanour offence in New York. Asked about the call for protests, Mr Pence said that US citizens have a "constitutional right to peaceably assemble" - but also said any action must take place "peacefully and in a lawful manner". In his statement on Saturday Mr Trump called for mass protests from supporters and accused Mr Bragg's office of "illegal leaks" to journalists.

Donald Trump speaks at the Adler Theatre. Former President Donald Trump is receiving backup from a host of Republicans as he prepares for a potential arrest ...

[“The Justice Department’s fight against judge shopping in Texas,”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/19/judge-shopping-justice-protests-texas/) by WaPo’s Perry Stein: “The Justice Department has challenged three high-profile lawsuits filed in Texas against Biden administration policies, accusing state politicians of choosing small, conservative federal court divisions that have little relevance to their cases but nearly guarantee them a sympathetic judge. [“Haley, Ramaswamy among those taking on ‘woke ideology’ in SC,”](https://apnews.com/article/woke-ideology-republicans-president-2024-south-carolina-4692d1165483062c95be067b651f49cc) by AP’s Meg Kinnard Charleston presidential forum,”](https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/nikki-haley-tim-scott-compete-for-homegrown-sc-support-at-n-charleston-presidential-forum/article_1f824ba4-c591-11ed-a157-1b55cdf61144.html) by the Post and Courier’s Caitlin Byrd: “When PAUL GODWIN talks with his friends about the still-growing 2024 Republican presidential field, he says they all say the same thing: ‘We love NIKKI [HALEY].’ But after attending the Vision ’24 National Conservative Forum on March 18, Godwin glanced over his shoulder and turned his body away from the crowd. MARK KELLY (D-Ariz.) on the potential Trump arrest, on “State of the Union”: “I think it’s very important for the Manhattan DA to look into this thoroughly. Tensions have boiled over in recent days amid the administration’s push to forge a free-trade deal on critical minerals to resolve a dispute with the European Union over electric-vehicle subsidies, the latest in a string of such pacts that skirt congressional approval.” [“20 Years After Iraq War, Some Senators Still Think It Was Worth It,”](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/iraq-war-anniversary-authorization_n_64148a95e4b0bc5cb6501748) by HuffPost’s Igor Bobic and Paul Blumenthal … Not if these Republican lawmakers can help it,”](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/19/abortion-on-the-ballot-not-if-these-republican-lawmakers-can-help-it-00087688) by Alice Miranda Ollstein: “Legislatures in Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio and Oklahoma are debating bills this session that would hike the filing fees, raise the number of signatures required to get on the ballot, restrict who can collect signatures, mandate broader geographic distribution of signatures, and raise the vote threshold to pass an amendment from a majority to a supermajority. On what she wants to see next, on ABC’s “This Week”: “I’m calling for an independent investigation of the Fed and the whole regulatory system here. PETER MEIJER](https://twitter.com/RepMeijer/status/1637108466425667586), who supported Trump’s impeachment and lost his Republican primary as a result, said that this “indictment is a billion dollar gift-in-kind from Democrats to Trump’s ‘24 campaign.”) And indeed, it’s plausible that charges could lead to a rally-to-the-flag effect among Republican primary voters. CHRIS SUNUNU (R-N.H.), on CNN’s “State of the Union” this morning: “A lot of the Democrats have misplayed this, in terms of building sympathy for the former president. Trump, has led to the brink of a historic development: the first criminal indictment of a former American president.” 6 attacks by Trump’s supporters, the sense that the other legal shoe is about to drop calls to mind the “Mueller Is Coming” era, and Republican officials rallying to his defense is a rehash of…