Will Trump be indicted TODAY? US braces for arrest and grand jury could hear from last key witness
Today could be the day Donald Trump hands over his Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg indictment in the case of the ex-president’s hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
The grand jury in the Trump case will reconvene in New York City on Wednesday as NYPD officers remain more present amid concern over unrest if the court decides to proceed with an arrest.
Meanwhile, Trump is leaving the city he once called home, instead crouching down in his new residence in Palm Beach, Florida, at his Mar-a-Lago club.
While the indictment could come Wednesday, Trump would not appear before a judge in New York until next week, DailyMail.com has learned.
Police are prominently present in New York City on Wednesday as the country braces for an indictment against former President Donald Trump. Pictured: An officer walks near chalk graffiti saying, “No one is above the law” outside the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
New York state court officials erected barricades outside the criminal court Wednesday morning amid reports that March 22, 2023, could be the day Trump files charges in the case involving a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels
“There will be no arraignment this week,” a source familiar with the proceedings said Tuesday.
After formal charges are filed, the Manhattan district attorney’s office will contact Trump and his Secret Service aide to make arrangements for his surrender, the insider said.
Trump warned over the weekend that he could face charges as early as Tuesday, but law enforcement sources told DailyMail.com the first action would likely be on Wednesday, as the panel is expected to hear from another witness.
It is still unclear who this witness is.
NYPD remains on high alert after all 36,000 officers were instructed to be in uniform and on standby for deployment.
The Washington, DC Metro Police Department is also bracing for unrest — hoping to prevent another event like the one on January 6 when the former president is indicted.
As Trump prepares to face his first possible indictment, another case against him is heating up in Washington, D.C., where the judge overseeing the Mar-a-Lago investigation of classified documents ruled that an attorney for the former president forced to appear before a grand court. jury.
D.C. District Court Judge Beryl Howell ruled Tuesday that Trump may have deliberately concealed the existence of even more classified documents in Mar-a-Lago from his attorney Evan Corcoran.
Appearing before the grand jury in January, Corcoran repeatedly used attorney-client privilege as a reason for not answering their questions. But now ABC News and CNN confirmed that Corcoran should return for the panel.
The Trump team was due to file a briefing Tuesday evening, with the Justice Department responding at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning.
A New York state court official sets up a barricade outside the district attorney’s office Wednesday morning as protests are expected to continue in NYC
An NYPD member with a police dog conducts a search outside Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday morning before protesters arrive again to demonstrate for and against Trump’s impeachment
The search comes after multiple threats, including a bomb threat, were made via a 9-1-1 call on Tuesday. All 36,000 NYPD officers were told to be in uniform and on standby for deployment on Tuesday and to remain on duty Wednesday
Trump continues to deny the substance of allegations of a sexual relationship with porn star Stormy Daniels — his lawyer called the $130,000 hush money an “inconvenient payment” that rich or famous people sometimes use to make a distracting situation go away
Trump continues to crouch at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida. Supporters have gathered outside the club this week at the ex-president’s encouragement to protest a possible charge
Trump’s Boeing 757, dubbed ‘Trump Force One’, stands outside Palm Beach International Airport with the stair setup and engine turbines on and running on the morning of Monday, March 22, 2023 in West Palm Beach, Florida
Trump allegedly paid Daniels $130,000 during the 2016 presidential campaign to instruct her to keep quiet about their affair, with sources telling DailyMail.com his goal was to make sure it didn’t get back to his wife Melania.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the payment’s existence on January 12, 2018 — just a year into Trump’s presidency. The ex-president’s personal attorney at the time, Michael Cohen, issued a statement a month later acknowledging the payment for the first time.
Trump supporters and haters poured into the streets of New York City and around Mar-a-Lago this week arguing for or against his imprisonment.
Supporters gathered outside Trump Tower in Manhattan and along the road leading to Trump’s Florida residence on Monday and Tuesday after the former president urged his loyal base in a Truth Social post to “protest, protest, protest against his possible indictment.
Some began to worry that this social media post would lead to political violence and another scene like what happened at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Police took to the streets of NYC again early Wednesday morning, preparing for the worst should Trump be charged or arrested.
Counter-protesters were also stationed outside the Manhattan courthouse, demanding that Trump be arrested and put behind bars.
Trump posted on his Truth Social platform Tuesday night a report from Fox News claiming, “Sources say there is a real chance DA chooses not to indict Trump as the rumors circulate.”