Former President Donald Trump confirmed he’ll depart his Florida resort on Monday to journey to New York Metropolis the place he’ll seem in court docket on Tuesday following his indictment.
“I will probably be leaving Mar-a-Lago on Monday at 12 midday, heading to Trump Tower in New York,” Trump wrote on Reality Social. “On Tuesday morning I will probably be going to, imagine it or not, the Courthouse. America was not imagined to be this manner!”
In a earlier Reality Social publish, Trump went after Manhattan District Lawyer Alvin Bragg who pursued the indictment following a years-long investigation, presumably for hush cash funds.
“The Corrupt D.A. has no case. What he does have is a venue the place it’s IMPOSSIBLE for me to get a Honest Trial (it should be modified!),” Trump wrote. “And a Trump Hating Choose, hand chosen by the Soros backed D.A. (he should be modified!). Additionally has the DOJ working within the D.A.’s Workplace – Unprecedented!”
A LOOK AT DONALD TRUMP’S ARRAIGNMENT SCHEDULE AHEAD OF TUESDAY COURT APPEARANCE
Trump mentioned he’ll journey to New York Metropolis from Florida on Monday to seem in court docket on Tuesday following his indictment. (Scott Olson/Getty Photographs)
The main points of Trump’s indictment are nonetheless unknown as a result of they’re beneath seal till the arraignment takes place. The fees are seemingly associated to Trump’s alleged hush cash scandal.
If the costs do in truth relate to the hush cash scandal, prosecutors are prone to argue that the $130,000 sum given to Stormy Daniels and the $150,000 given to former Playboy mannequin Karen McDougal have been improper donations to the Trump marketing campaign, which helped his candidacy throughout the 2016 election.
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Trump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina instructed CNN host Dana Bash on Sunday that he expects to make a movement to dismiss any fees.
On CNN, Tacopina additionally mentioned the grand jury’s vote to indict Trump was an indication that “rule of regulation in the US has died.”
Folks stroll by Trump Tower the morning after former president Donald Trump was indicted by a New York jury on March 31, 2023, in New York Metropolis. (Spencer Platt/Getty Photographs)
“Whether or not you ship the suitable or the left otherwise you’re a supporter or detractor of Donald Trump, this could actually hassle you,” Tacopina mentioned. “This could actually shake the core of what we imagine our justice system ought to be about. It shouldn’t be weaponized to go after political opponents.”
Trump has maintained his innocence and blasted DA Bragg, calling the investigation a “witch hunt.”
New York Supreme Court docket Choose Juan Merchan will probably be presiding over the case. This isn’t the primary Trump-related case Merchan has overseen.
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Final 12 months, Merchan presided over the felony tax fraud case towards the Trump Group. A jury discovered two firms inside the Trump Group responsible of 17 felonies associated to tax fraud and falsifying enterprise data. The corporate was ordered to pay $1.6 million in fines.
The Trump Group’s former CFO, Allen Weisselberg, was additionally sentenced to 5 months in jail.
Trump himself was not a defendant within the case.
New York District Lawyer Alvin Bragg had been investigating former President Donald Trump for alleged hush cash funds to grownup movie actress Stormy Daniels. (Shane Bevel/NCAA Photographs by way of Getty Photographs/Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs)
Merchan can also be the decide presiding over the fraud case towards Steve Bannon referring to the “We Construct the Wall” group.
As for Trump’s arraignment on Tuesday, a supply tells Fox Information that the previous president is predicted to reach on the 100 Centre Road courthouse in New York Metropolis round 11 a.m.
It is anticipated to final roughly 15 to half-hour and safety will probably be tight. Trump will not be anticipated to be concerned in a “perp stroll” or be positioned in handcuffs.
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The decide is predicted to learn the costs towards Trump and ask him to enter his plea. Trump will then be escorted out.
Former President Donald Trump gestures after talking on the Mar-a-Lago Membership in Palm Seaside, Florida, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs)
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No different enterprise will probably be performed on the courthouse till the arraignment concludes. The complete constructing will probably be cleared and inspected to make sure security.
Trump is the primary former U.S. president in historical past to face felony fees. He’s at present the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination.
Fox Information’ Marta Dhanis, Andrea Vacchiano, Danielle Wallace and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
