New development in the political-judicial series in New York: the judiciary postponed, possibly until next week, the possible criminal prosecution against the former president of the USA Donald Trump, media reported yesterday.

The 76-year-old billionaire Republican, who dreams of “re-winning” the White House in November 2024, will be asked to explain in New York justice in the case of the payment of 130,000 dollars, shortly before his election victory in November 2016, to a porn star, the Stormy Danielsin order, as it is believed, to ensure her silence about their liaisons.

After a multi-year investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democratic nominee, appeared as of last week to be preparing to bring criminal charges – which would, in any case, be historic – against the 45th president of the United States (2017 – 2021 ).

Donald Trump, from his residence in Mar-a-Lago (Florida), caused a new media and political storm on Saturday, complaining in capital letters through his account on the social networking site he has created, Truth Social, that he would was being prosecuted and would be “arrested” the day before Tuesday.

Prosecutor Bragg has since remained silent. What the former head of state anticipated did not happen.

Cancellation of jury session

Yesterday morning, American media, besieging the Manhattan courthouse, broadcast the scenario that the jury, citizens cooperating with the prosecutor Bragg, was going to vote on the indictment within the day.

But the New York Times and the Insider website, citing judicial sources, said Wednesday’s jury session was canceled.

Insider estimated that the vote will not be held within the week, reporting that the jury is not expected to meet today either.

Generally, the body last met on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Asked by AFP, a spokeswoman for the prosecution declined to “confirm or comment on matters concerning the jury”.

By law, the work of these bodies is secret.

Even if he is criminally charged, Mr. Trump will not be “arrested,” at least not immediately. It will be days before he appears in a Manhattan court. In this case, after he voluntarily “surrenders” to justice, he will hear the charges and then, symbolically, he will be put under arrest for a few minutes.

Then the former president, who has generally upset the balance of power in the US since 2016, will be photographed, fingerprinted and may even be handcuffed for a while.

In anticipation, New York prepares. Cool.

Those in handcuffs, members of the New York Police Department (NYPD), installed metal barriers in front of the courthouse and Trump Tower in Manhattan on Tuesday.

And, to prevent the possibility of incidents in a city with a violent history, the NYPD made it clear that “the presence of uniformed police officers will increase” in all five boroughs of the American metropolis, although there is currently “no credible threat”.

“No criminal offence”

Mr. Trump, against whom various judicial investigations continue, maintains that he did not commit “any criminal offense” and speaks for the latest time of a “witch hunt” by his democratic opponents.

The case of Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has complications. The New York court is asked to decide whether Mr. Trump made false statements (a misdemeanor) and whether he violated campaign finance laws (a felony) by paying the money to Ms. Clifford shortly before the 2016 presidential election, when the republican won.

In order not to proceed with revelations about an extramarital affair he allegedly had with her ten years earlier, according to the prosecution.

The investigation into the case appeared to be accelerating last week.

Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer — now a nemesis — of Donald Trump, who handled the payment to Ms. Clifford, testified before the grand jury.

The actress is cooperating with the prosecution and the jury.

Mr. Trump has been subpoenaed to testify before the panel, according to the New York Times and Washington Post.

On Saturday, he urged his followers to “demonstrate” and invited them to the presidential election date of November 5, 2024 when he expects to “win back” the White House.

So far, only a few dozen people have gathered at the courthouse, Trump Tower and Palm Beach.

However, the concern of US authorities is that they will see a repeat of the events of January 6, 2021 at the federal Capitol, after Mr. Trump, the loser of the November 2020 presidential election, called on his supporters to demonstrate and challenge the result. .

To this day, Donald Trump claims that his Democratic successor Joe Biden “stole” his victory, although there is no evidence that fraud was committed.