Donald Trump indicted in case of porn star Stormy Daniels

For the first time, a former US president has been indicted by a Grand Jury in a Manhattan court. Donald Trump he has to answer for over thirty counts of fraud: he would have paid the pornstar’s silence in black Stormy Daniels about their relationships. The tycoon, who is in the villa in Mar-a-lago, Florida, should hand himself over to the authorities on Tuesday.

For almost two weeks, the possible indictment of Donald Trump has been expected, an indictment that involves a criminal process. In recent days, however, news had leaked that there were weeks before the jury meeting convened by the Manhattan district attorney’s office. Trump himself had announced that he would be arrested on Tuesday, March 21, and false images of him in handcuffs had also been circulating. The wait, however, had led to a rethinking of the New York prosecutor’s office. It wasn’t like that.

There cbs says the former president is expected to appear in court next Tuesday. On the other hand, it is not said that the process that has been seen in many American films and series is public: the handcuffs, the reading of the rights, the fingerprints and the mug shot. Before the judge he will have to say innocent or guilty. Very probable for him to be released, on bail or not, pending trial.

There Cnn explains that there are 34 counts of indictment against Trump for falsifying company documents. They are not officially known for now. It would be payments to porn star Stormy Daniels for her silence. The payments would not in themselves be illegal. The crime would be the falsification of accounting books and the use of campaign funds for the White House of 2016 to carry them out. According to the investigation conducted by the prosecutor Alvin Bragg this undeclared payment changed the course of the presidential elections.

Testifying against Trump is a former loyalist of his, the lawyer Michael Cohen, who has already confessed to paying Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, with campaign funds. To this would also be added other cases such as that of Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model. She too would have had a story with Trump, but the story would have been covered up by the owner of a tabloid friend of the ex president who bought the exclusive, but never published the story.

Donald Trump said the indictment «is political persecution and interference in elections». He denies having relations with Stormy Daniels. And he adds: “This witch hunt will backfire on Biden.” The former president makes it a political issue and urges his supporters to donate to his electoral campaign. Opponents fear that Trump will use indictment and trial to show himself martyrvictim of a justice guided by political will.

For the tycoon, the trial would become a promotional show. Republicans close to him speak of political persecution, of abuse of the law. Even Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who would like the Republican nomination in Trump’s place, said he would not extradite him, if he did he would make part of the electorate antagonizing. The political question is not secondary. If Trump were excluded from the race for the presidency, the most extreme electorate would be lost, Trump included would instead drive away the moderates. To go to the White House you need both.

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