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on Wed Mar 29 14:28:21 2023, in response to Re: There Will Be No Indictment, posted by chicagoMotorman on Thu Mar 23 13:24:39 2023.
Daily Wail
Trump indictment decision is delayed ᴀɢᴀɪɴ as Manhattan grand jury weighing charges takes 'scheduled month-long hiatus'The Manhattan grand jury deciding whether or not to indict former President Donald Trump will break for another month, delaying the sluggish case even further.
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg had referred the case to a grand jury earlier this month in the hope of indicting Trump on campaign finance violations.
They have been tasked with considering whether Trump broke the law when his attorney Michael Cohen gave $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about claims she had slept with Trump in 2016.
It was supposed to remain a secret, allowing the jurors to consider the evidence in privacy.
The grand jury normally meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
But they are not meeting today; and tomorrow, they will hear details on another case.
They won't hear evidence on Trump's case tomorrow, either, then the jury will go on a scheduled 'hiatus' that has been planned since January.
The Manhattan DA's Office did not immediately respond to inquiries on Wednesday afternoon.
Earlier, he praised the jurors for taking their time, writing on Truth Social: 'I have gained such respect for this grand jury, and perhaps even the grand jury system as a whole. The evidence is so overwhelming in my favor, and so ridiculously bad for the highly partisan and hateful district attorney, that the grand jury is saying, "hold on, we are not a rubber stamp," which most grand juries are branded as being, "we are not going to vote against a preponderance of evidence or against large numbers of legal scholars all saying there is no case here." Drop this sick witch hunt, now!'
His attorney Joe Tacopina told DailyMail.com: 'Everyone, from the left to the right in the middle, are saying this case should not be brought. It should not because there is absolutely no crime. The law makes that clear. And you do not indict a president for the first time in this country's history on a case that will never make it to the finish line. I am hopeful that the DA's office is cognizant of that and that they will not simply seek to charge President Trump because DA Bragg's financiers are baying for his scalp. It would be the greatest form of injustice and would destroy the rule of law.'
Republicans have slammed the prosecution, many of which think will only help Trump's campaign and will never lead to a conviction.
'The way it comes across is very political. Like this guy is a very political guy. It is just, it appears to be not fair. They don’t put out good information on it. That’s why I always say about law enforcement: tell people what’s going on. Don’t be a black hole. Give people good information, so people don’t think badly,' Sen. Rick Scott told DailyMail.com on Wednesday, shortly after the delay was announced.
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