Donald Trump, the former President of the United States, could face up to 30 counts of business fraud as part of his indictment in the Stormy Daniels hush money probe. The charges are unknown as the indictment is currently unsealed, but sources familiar with the probe have said that Manhattan D.A. has some documents that have been uncovered during the investigation but are not yet known to the public.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing and denies having an affair with Daniels. However, he is expected to hand himself over to authorities soon amid fears of possible outbreaks of violence or disorder. The NYPD is already preparing for this eventuality.
Meanwhile, Trump and Melania were seen stepping out at their Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida after news broke about his indictment. A crowd of MAGA supporters gathered around them singing “God Bless the USA” and waving Trump and MAGA flags.
Reports suggest that Mr Trump called key allies on Capitol Hill before his indictment, including members of House GOP leadership and lawmakers. It was also reported that he plans to fight these charges.
Michael Cohen and Alvin Bragg have both issued statements expressing their support for Mr Trump while Sean Hannity criticized Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg for indicting former President Donald Trump on "Hannity". Hannity believes that no reasonable prosecutor would ever prosecute such a petty case based on a convoluted legal theory used by Bragg to criminalize political differences.
A new Quinnipiac poll suggests that despite facing multiple legal problems engulfing him right now, Donald's Stormy Daniels affair may be least politically toxic among them all with only 62 percent thinking it's mainly motivated by politics rather than law.
The "witch hunt" narrative will be hammered home on the right in coming weeks/months as this case drags on which might force every challenger who takes this case seriously risk wrath from 93 percent of Trump's supporters.
On the other hand, Senator Lindsey Graham has suggested that former President Barack Obama could avoid prosecution in New York by attacking police officers and committing acts of vandalism. He also advised Trump to smash some windows, rob a few shops and punch a cop on his way to the DA’s office on Tuesday as part of his dig at Black Lives Matter protesters who rioted in 2020. However, more than 120 defendants across the United States have pleaded guilty or were convicted at trial of federal crimes including rioting, arson and conspiracy.
Many of Trump's own supporters were arrested and jailed in Washington D.C. for breaking windows and punching police officers when they violently stormed the US Capitol building on January 6th earlier this year. With all these legal problems looming over him right now, it remains to be seen what Donald Trump plans to do next.