Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday

The twice-impeached former US president is said to have paid hush money to porn stars ahead of the 2016 US presidential election.

Former President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested Tuesday in a case involving him allegedly paid Pay porn stars hush money before the 2016 presidential election.

In a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday, Trump called on his supporters to protest ahead of his arrest.

“The Republican Party frontrunner and former president of the United States will be arrested next Tuesday. Protest and take back our country!” I wrote by quoting

He did not disclose the details of the charges.

A spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office declined to comment.

The investigation is focused on a payment of $130,000. Michael CohenTrump’s former personal attorney and fixer turned porn star Stormy Daniels during the waning days of Trump’s 2016 campaign.

Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, said she was paid not to go public about what she said she had had with Trump years ago. Deny.

“What the grand jury is investigating is whether the payment to Michael Cohen was in fact a campaign finance violation,” Al Jazeera’s Mike Hannah said in an interview from Washington, D.C.

Trump’s attorney told CNBC channel Friday night that his client would face criminal charges if he was indicted by a grand jury in Manhattan.

If the Manhattan District Attorney indicts Trump, the 76-year-old would become the first former president to be charged with a crime.

Republican Trump will serve as president from 2017 to 2021 and has already Declared Another bid for the White House. He lost to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.

Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to federal campaign finance violations related to arranging payments to Daniels and another woman, among other crimes. I said I did.

Cohen testified before a grand jury on Monday and Wednesday, according to attorney Lanny Davis. Grand jury proceedings are confidential.

Daniels’ attorney said she spoke with prosecutors last week.

the investigation One of several legal issues Trump faces If he seeks the Republican presidential nomination.

“Trump faces a series of much more significant charges,” Hannah reported. “But he chose to highlight this case and called for protests. Very similar to the phone call he made on Jan. 6, when the Hill riots broke out, Trump is also facing an investigation.”

In a riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, Biden supporters broke through the building’s doors and windows, beating and bleeding police officers who tried to block the recognition of Biden’s election victory. I was allowed to.

Trump is also facing a state-level criminal investigation seeking to overturn the 2020 results in Georgia.

Special Counsel Now Investigating Trump Classifieds government document After leaving office, as well as his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

trump organizationThe former president of his real estate company was found guilty of tax evasion in a civil lawsuit last December, but was not charged and two prosecutors involved in the investigation resigned.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll in February put Republican support at 43%, compared with 31% for his closest rival. Florida Governor Ron DeSantishas not yet announced its candidacy.