The Manhattan grand jury did not meet as expected on Wednesday over the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Read to know more.
Update on the Stormy Daniels hush money case
The former US President lives to see another day as the jury failed to meet as expected on Wednesday over the alleged illegal hush-money case. However, it is unclear why it did not meet or how long the jury will take in concluding the case. (https://nelsonjsalon.com/) If indicted, Donald Trump will be the first American President to face criminal charges, The grand jury comprising US citizens from Manhattan is considering the evidence from the case. The case comes as Trump is trying to return to the White House by seeking a Republican presidential nomination for the 2024 elections.
The panel is most likely to reconvene on Thursday. Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office is investigating the $130,000 hush money paid to Daniels from Trump’s election funds during the 2016 presidential elections. According to the pron star, she had an affair with Trump in 2006. It was when he was married to Melania Trump and expecting their first child. Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney stated he made the payment at Trump’s word. However, Trump has been regularly denying the affair.
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If charges are filed, Trump will have to travel to New York to get the mug shot and fingerprinting done. Additionally, security officers are preparing for the possibility of unrest in case of an arrest. “It is typical in a non-violent case like this one for the district attorney to work out the timing for a defendant to surrender. It could be three days later, it could be a week later, it could be in May,” stated Lucian Chalfen. Chalfen is a spokesperson for the New York state court system. “There is no prescribed time frame. There is no predetermined or statutory time frame,” he added. As per Trump’s fellow Republicans, the probe by Bragg, who is a Democrat has political motivation. Moreover, about half of Americans believe the investigation is lined with political motivation. However, many believe that Trump may have paid hush money to the pornstar.