Voluntarily expected to be delivered on Tuesday, April 4in the Justice of New York the former president of the USA Donald Trumpin order to indict him in the case of buying the silence of a porn star, in 2016.

The news was made known by his lawyer, which was published by the New York Times.

It is a development without historic precedent for a former US presidentwhile he spoke of “political persecution” and asserting his “innocence”.

The former occupant of the White Housewho dreams of returning to the presidency in 2024, is expected to hear charges from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for paying $130,000 shortly before the 2016 presidential election to pornographic actress Stormy Daniels, whose real name This is Stephanie Clifford.

“We have contacted an attorney for Mr. Trump this evening to coordinate his surrender before the Manhattan District Attorney (a.k.a. Alvin Bragg) for arraignment” in New York, a prosecutor’s spokesman said in a written statement after the criminal prosecution following a jury vote.

The indictment remains “sealed” for the time being and a hearing date has not yet been set, according to the announcement.

The television network CNN talked about somewhere thirty counts of fraud as part of the secret payment of $130,000 to the actress in late 2016.

The 45th president of the USA broke out complaining for the umpteenth time that he is being “politically persecuted”, “witch hunted” and that the prosecution against him is nothing more than “meddling in the election” of 2024. This story will be “at the expense of Joe Biden”, the successor and possible his opponent in the upcoming presidential elections, he predicted.

Mr. Trump has been accusing the Democratic incumbent of “stealing” his victory in the 2020 election for more than two years, without ever presenting any proof of it.

“It goes against America’s values”

Through the social networking site he created, Truth Social, the tempestuous tycoon, who has brought major upheavals to the American political system since 2015 and has repeatedly called into question the separation of powers, fired at unnamed opponents: “I am being persecuted (. ..) because they know I’m going to be on the side of the American people and that I can’t have a fair trial in New York,” Mr. Trump said, referring to his hometown, a traditional Democratic stronghold.

The governor of Florida Ron DeSandis, what many consider the former president’s main opponent in the Republican intra-party race — although he has not yet made official his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election — spoke of an action that “goes against America’s values.” He stressed that he would not approve an “extradition request” of the former president, who resides in his home state, in New York authorities.

House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy also strongly supported Mr. Trump, saying “the American people are not going to put up with this injustice.” Mr. McCarthy also said that the House will make sure that Attorney Bragg is “accountable” for this “unprecedented abuse of power”.

“No one is above the law”

Stormy Daniels, who has worked with justice for nearly six years, quipped on Twitter that she wouldn’t want her “champagne spilled.” Clark Brewster’s attorney added, “No one is above the law.”

On the Democratic side, Congressman Adam Schiff emphasized that “the prosecution and arrest of a former president is unprecedented in all of American history.”

For years, US justice has sought to determine whether the 76-year-old Republican made false statements (a misdemeanor) or violated campaign finance laws (a felony) when he paid Ms. Clifford shortly before his election victory in November 2016.

So that she does not proceed with revelations about an extramarital affair that the person concerned allegedly had with her ten years earlier.

Next week, Mr. Trump will be “surrendered” to justice, be charged, symbolically “arrested,” photographed and fingerprinted. He will be asked to plead not guilty or guilty.

The key man behind this case goes by the name of Michael Cohen: Donald Trump’s ex-confidential lawyer turned to his great enemy. He paid Mrs Clifford in 2016 and has testified that the money was returned to him. After serving his prison sentence, he has been cooperating with the investigation since late 2018 and has repeatedly come forward to testify before the grand jury.

Receiving a flurry of verbal fire lately from Mr. Trump, who characterizes him as an “animal” and a “racist”, as well as from other Republicans, who accuse him of “political motives”, the prosecutor Bragg pointed out that the billionaire “created false expectations” earlier this month, when he was preaching that he would be “arrested” and calling on his supporters to riot, with the intention of creating a ruckus, a standard reason for obstructing and “interfering” with the investigation.

However, in Manhattan, around the courthouse and around Trump Tower, things were quiet last night.