Washington – continued
Publication date: April 04, 2023 11:38 PM KSA
In a historic precedent, Donald Trump appeared in a New York court to formally inform him of the criminal charges against him for paying a porn star to keep her quiet, and the French Press Agency highlighted what could happen when a 76-year-old old Republican becomes the first former or the incumbent president who is indicted. A felony charge on the eve of the presidential election that Trump intends to hold in 2024. Trump, convicted by a jury last week, arrived in New York on Monday. from his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, to surrender to New York authorities. As part of pending criminal charges against him, the former US president will be subjected to normal detention procedures, fingerprinted in a Manhattan courthouse, and he may also be photographed, Trump’s lawyer Joe Takopina said Sunday. that his client will not be in handcuffs. Security forces have been heavily deployed around the court that Trump will face to formally inform him of the criminal charges against him, and he has not yet disclosed the charges that will be brought against the former president. The NYPD was put on “alert” ahead of Trump’s appearance in court. Manhattan Attorney General Alvin Bragg, whose office is owned by the State of New York, filed a formal indictment against the former president in the case of paying $130,000 to pornographic actress Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, for her silence before the November 2016 presidential election. After his detention, he represented Trump before Judge Juan Marchand and the charges against him were read out, and the judge can set conditions for Trump’s release and set a date for the next hearing. reach a settlement with the prosecution, and, according to Tacopina, “President Trump will not accept a deal with the prosecution in this case,” emphasizing, “It won’t happen, no crime.” Trump is expected to leave New York for Florida shortly thereafter and plans to give a speech at Mar-a-Lago, and in the absence of known charges, it is difficult to predict whether a possible sentence will result in an unprecedented prison sentence for the former American leader. the president. The charges that will be brought against Trump are believed to include commercial fraud and campaign finance violations, but it’s not clear if they are felonies that could lead to jail time, and Trump has no criminal record and they don’t. it is not yet clear whether he will be sentenced to prison if found guilty. Trump will certainly continue his bid for the 2024 presidential election even if he faces criminal charges, and there is no clause in the US Constitution to prevent anyone from running for president even if they face charges and Trump continues. even if he is charged. convicted, his election campaign, and he will not be prevented from taking the presidency. The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits any person “participating in rebellion or disobedience” from holding elective office, and one of the most prominent issues haunting the forty-fifth President of the United States is the accusations against him of exerting pressure on officials in the electoral process. dv