Topline
Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he expects to be arrested Tuesday, presumably for a case that examined whether he violated campaign finance laws by paying Stormy Daniels hush money for an alleged affair before the 2016 presidential election, and urged his supporters to “protest, take our nation back.”
Former President Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested Tuesday.
Key Facts
Trump posted in a Truth Social post Saturday morning the “corrupt and highly political” Manhattan District Attorney’s Office will arrest him Tuesday, though he did not provide details for how he knew about the possible arrest.
He repeated lies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and referred to himself as the “far and away leading Republican candidate” while calling for his supporters to protest.
Trump also denied the “old and fully debunked” claim that his former lawyer Michael Cohen had paid Daniels $130,000 in exchange for her silence about an alleged 2006 affair—a deal that was allegedly made weeks before the 2016 presidential election.
A report Friday suggested the New York Police Department, New York State Court Officers, the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force were coordinating to prepare additional security at the downtown Manhattan court for a possible indictment.
Chief Critic
Trump believes he will be indicted because he thinks Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “hates him,” according to CNN.
Further Reading
Trump Could Be Indicted As Early As Next Week, Report Says (Forbes)
Michael Cohen Predicts Trump Indictment Is ‘Imminent’—And Slams Trump Lawyers For Attacking His Credibility (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/03/18/trump-says-he-will-be-arrested-tuesday-urges-supporters-to-protest/