Donald Trump, the former President of the United States said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday over hush money allegedly paid to a porn star before the 2016 election. The former US president called on his supporters to protest.
Citing a “leak” from the Manhattan district attorney’s office, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Saturday morning: “Leading Republican candidate & former President of the United States of America will be arrested on Tuesday of next week. Protest, take our nation back!”
The investigation centers on $130,000 paid weeks before the 2016 polls to stop Stormy Daniels-whose real name is Stephanie Clifford-from moving public about an affair she says she had with Trump years earlier. Prosecutors are considering whether to charge Trump in the case, and speculation is rife that an accusation is possible.
If the Manhattan district attorney were to indict Trump, would become the first former president to be charged with a offense. That would also upend his proposal to win the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election.
Trump’s lawyer told CNBC on Friday evening that his client (Trump) would surrender to face criminal accusations if he was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. While Trump has denied having an affair with Daniels and has disregarded the inquiry as politically motivated.
In his post, Trump referred to “illegal leaks from a corrupt & highly political Manhattan district attorneys office” and said the investigation was “based on an old & fully debunked (by numerous other prosecutors!) fairytale.”
