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Donald Trump's rationale was that he might as well turn everything into a “spectacle."

He also believes that an indictment could prove to be a boon for him since it would enrage the Make America Great Again (MAGA) fanbase and force Republican party to come together to defend him. Frei shared a news report wrote, "If this happens, it will be the beginning of Trump's reelection." Twitter CEO and the world's second richest person Elon Musk said while replying to a user that the firebrand Republican leader could secure a landslide victory if he gets arrested. Trump rejected that suggestion saying he does not care if he gets shot at since he would become “a martyr”. People close to the former US President are, however, unsure whether he is serious about being handcuffed and doing a perp walk. Furthermore, sources stated he is focusing more on projecting an image of defiance against the prosecution when he eventually figures out his response to the case.

People close to former president said to be unsure whether he is serious about wanting to do a perp walk. Plus, eight things the world must do to avoid the ...

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Former President Donald Trump has told advisors he wants his potentially imminent arrest to be a public “spectacle” including handcuffs and a “perp walk” to ...

It’ll then probably take a while before his case goes to trial, as legal experts cited by [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump-could-be-charged-any-day-what-happens-next-2023-03-19/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Daily-Docket&utm_term=032023) noted Manhattan criminal cases typically take more than a year to go to trial—potentially setting Trump up to be convicted during the 2024 election. Trump allegedly reimbursed his ex-attorney Michael Cohen for the $130,000 in payments to Daniels, but labeled the payments as legal fees, and it’s expected prosecutors will charge Trump with falsifying business records as a result. In New York, that can be a felony if it’s used to cover up another crime—as prosecutors are expected to argue was the case here—and legal experts cited by [Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-risks-zero-to-4-years-jail-ny-hush-money-2023-1?r=US&IR=T) speculate Trump could face a prison sentence of up to four years if he’s convicted. The grand jury that will vote on his indictment will meet on Wednesday and more information about Trump’s indictment could come out after they meet, though it’s still unclear if they could vote then on whether he should be indicted. [Trump is arrested](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/03/20/heres-what-will-happen-if-trump-is-arrested/?sh=f5dad6175d51), he’s expected to appear in person in Manhattan, where he would be fingerprinted and have his mugshot taken before being arraigned and pleading not guilty to the charges against him. If the jury does vote on Trump’s indictment, his arrest would not come immediately after, as prosecutors and Trump’s legal team would likely then have to arrange the logistics of his surrender. [Trump wants to be handcuffed for court appearance in Stormy Daniels case, sources say](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/22/trump-wants-to-be-handcuffed-for-court-appearance-in-stormy-daniels-case-sources-say) (The Guardian) [Trump at Mar-a-Lago: Magical Thinking and a Perp-Walk Fixation](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/us/politics/trump-pending-indictment.html) (New York Times) [Here’s What Will Happen If Trump Is Arrested (Yes, He’ll Probably Get A Mugshot)](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/03/20/heres-what-will-happen-if-trump-is-arrested/?sh=f5dad6175d51) (Forbes) [“hush money” payments](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/19/nyregion/trump-stormy-daniels-felony-charges.html) made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election to cover up an alleged affair. [arrested Tuesday](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/03/21/will-trump-be-arrested-tuesday-heres-what-we-know-but-its-unlikely/?sh=561db8684909)—which his attorneys later clarified was speculation—that did not come to pass. “He wants to be defiant — to show the world that if they can try to do this to him, they can do it to anyone,” a source who spoke to Trump told the Times. Trump’s desire for his arrest to be a “spectacle” appears to be because he wants to fire up his base and “project defiance,” the Guardian notes, reporting he’s “deeply anxious” that more muted proceedings would “make him look weak or like a loser.” Trump has told associates that he “wants to be handcuffed” when he’s arraigned in court after being indicted, the Guardian reports based on anonymous sources, noting the ex-president’s “increasing insistence that he wants to be handcuffed behind his back for a perp walk.”

This potential arrest is about Trump falsifying his business records, including "hush money" that was allegedly paid to adult movie sensation, ...

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ABC News' Aaron Katersky reports on signs that the Manhattan district attorney is wrapping up an investigation into former President Donald Trump's involvement ...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is mulling whether to charge Trump with falsifying business records, after the Trump Organization allegedly reimbursed Cohen for the payment then logged the reimbursement as a legal expense, sources have told ABC News. White collar criminal defendants in New York are typically allowed to negotiate a surrender. The Constitution provides the right to peaceably assemble. "What we see before us is a political game being played by a local. A grand jury will reconvene on Wednesday to continue to weigh charges against former President Donald Trump in connection with the Manhattan district attorney's probe into the 2016 hush payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. "Every American has the right to let their voice be heard.

Former President Donald Trump expects to be arrested over a hush money payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels. Follow live updates on the grand jury probe of ...

Trump may be able to avoid the spectacle: U.S. After getting booked, Trump would be transported to a courtroom for his arraignment. Trump's lawyers would be notified of the indictment and would negotiate a surrender date for their client. But no one is sure whether Trump's remarks are "bravado or genuine resignation," the newspaper reported. Trump denies the tryst. The company recorded the $130,000 payment as a legal expense. This is CNBC's live blog tracking developments Wednesday in the New York grand jury investigation of former U.S. It's unclear if Trump will be seen in handcuffs or required to do a "perp walk" — having to walk down a courthouse hallway in handcuffs in front of the press — on the way to his arraignment. See below for the latest updates. Trump said he welcomes the idea of having to do a "perp walk" — walking past a crowd of reporters, photographers and other onlookers on his way into a courtroom — following his arrest on possible criminal charges, The New York Times The Trump Organization reimbursed Cohen for the payment, recording it as a legal expense. Prosecutors are considering whether to charge Trump in relation to misstating the purpose of the payment in business records, which could be a felony if it was done to cover up another crime.

The former president's campaign has seized on a media frenzy and right-wing outrage ignited by his Truth Social posts.

[Mar-a-Lago](/topic/mar-a-lago-0) compound in [Florida](/topic/florida), fuelled a media frenzy in the days that followed. Still, the former president has amassed a campaign war chest with tens of millions of dollars. Last year, the panel’s senior investigative counsel Amanda Wick said Mr Trump’s campaign “pushed false election claims to fundraise, telling supporters it would be used to fight voter fraud that did not exist.” [As The Independent previously reported](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alvin-bragg-trump-new-york-protest-b2305622.html), political action committees associated with [the former president](/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-arrest-indictment-today-latest-b2305599.html) seized on headlines and responses to his claims with several messages to supporters to contribute to his 2024 presidential campaign. Mr Trump’s campaign raised roughly $9.5m within the six weeks after his formal campaign launch on 15 November 2022, a smaller haul than the roughly $11.8m raised by Trump-affiliated entities in the six weeks preceding his 2024 announcement. The former president’s campaign has seized on a media frenzy and right-wing outrage ignited by his Truth Social posts

Jami'an tsaron Amurka na ci gaba da zama cikin shirin ko-ta-kwana a birnin New York, yayin da a gefe guda magoya bayan tsohon shugaban kasar Donald Trump ...

A na ta bangaren dai wasu majiyoyi sun ce tuni rundunar ‘yan sandan birnin New York ta shirya kamen da ba’a taba ganin irinsa ba a Amurka, inda za a tasa keyar tsohon shugaban kasar Amurka zuwa kotu, kuma watakila ma buga masa ankwa a hannu. Idan har aka shigar da kararsa gaban kotu, Donald Trump mai shekaru 76, zai iya zama tsohon shugaban Amurka, ko kuma mai ci na farko da za a tuhume shi da aikata wani laifi, matakin da ka iya yin tasiri kan shirinsa na sake tsayawa takara a zaben shugaban kasa da ke tafe a shekarar 2024. Jami’an tsaron Amurka na ci gaba da zama cikin shirin ko-ta-kwana a birnin New York, yayin da a gefe guda magoya bayan tsohon shugaban kasar Donald Trump suka datse hanyoyin da ke kaiwa gidan jagoran nasu.

A Manhattan grand jury could decide whether to indict Donald J. Trump as early as Wednesday, potentially touching off a sequence of events that could ...

Because of the nature of the potential charges against Mr. Trump, the defendant, in the thick of his campaign. But because of Mr. While it is clear that Manhattan prosecutors have been investigating the role Mr. Law enforcement agencies around New York have also had discussions about how to prepare for the prospect of protests, which Mr. Mr. Bragg will opt not to seek an indictment (or that he will seek one and grand jurors will vote to reject it). However, there is some chance that Mr. Trump would almost certainly be sealed, and the charges would be kept secret from the public after the grand jurors vote. Trump, who lives at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, would travel to the city and turn himself in at the district attorney’s office in Lower Manhattan. The earliest that could happen is Wednesday afternoon. Bragg, must ask the grand jury that has been hearing evidence about the former president to vote on whether to charge him.

As speculations are rife about whether Donald Trump will be arrested or not in the hush money case, British citizen journalist Eliot Higgins shared a couple ...

The extraordinary legal peril surrounding Donald Trump is reaching a fever pitch at the same time the former president is forging ahead in a 2024 Republican ...

Amid the uncertainty over how the yearslong investigation will wrap, several advisers to the former president expressed frustration at the lack of information around a potential indictment and the logistical complications that would come with an appearance in New York, where Trump would be arraigned. Trump’s attorneys this week asked a judge to toss the final report and evidence from a special grand jury in Fulton County. Meanwhile, Trump is the focus of a separate investigation led by special counsel Jack Smith over the handling of classified documents.

While prosecutors have signaled that an indictment of the former president is likely, its specific timing remains unclear, and grand juries conduct their ...

With the grand jury not meeting on Wednesday, the earliest that is likely to happen is Thursday afternoon. Bragg’s prosecutors must ask the grand jury to vote whether to charge him. A majority of the 23 jurors must agree to do so. Cohen, in the run-up to the 2016 election. Trump for the hush-money payment that was made by his former fixer, Michael D. The Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing evidence about Donald J.

Manhattan grand jury on standby about meeting on Thursday as adjournment sparks flurry of speculation among Trump allies.

In 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to federal charges, some connected to the payments. The grand jury, which meets in the afternoons on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, is not required to meet three times every week. On Monday, prosecutors allowed a Trump-aligned lawyer, Robert Costello, to testify before the grand jury. In recent days, Trump has been resigned to the fact that he will face criminal charges in the hush-money case, and has repeatedly insisted to advisers that he wants to be handcuffed when he makes an appearance in court, The case centers on the $130,000 Trump paid Daniels through Cohen in the final days of the 2016 election. [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) over his role in the payment of hush money to the adult film star Stormy Daniels will not meet on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter, and is on standby about meeting on Thursday.