The reading of the accusation against Donald Trump is scheduled for next Tuesday in the Manhattan court, in New York, after the former president of the United States was indicted by a grand jury for the alleged payment of a bribe worth 130,000 dollars to the pornographic actress Stormy Daniel, shortly before the November 2016 elections, to hide an alleged extramarital affair.
The hearing at 2:15 p.m. local time (9:19 a.m. in Lisbon), unprecedented for a former president of the United States, will be wrapped in strict security measures.
Since there is no precedent, there are no predefined security policies. The North American press anticipates that the streets surrounding the court will be closed to traffic or partially blocked, there has been a great reinforcement of the media and the police are on alert for possible disturbances.
Speaking to the US television channel ABC, lawyer Joe Tacopina assured that Trump will not be handcuffed in court – thanks to an agreement between the Defense and the prosecutor in the case – and since he has the right to official security, he will have permanent surveillance by of Secret Service agents.
In addition, adds the lawyer, the building will be closed during the hearing. Donald Trump will plead not guilty and the defense already guarantees that she is not willing to accept any agreement that the prosecution may present.
In the United States, the grand jury is used for especially controversial issues and its mission is to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to investigate a possible crime.
Along with the New York lawsuit, the Justice Department is investigating the handling of thousands of official documents, including nearly 300 classified documents taken from the White House at the end of Trump’s term in January 2021 and found by FBI agents in August during a registration at home. in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
Source: TSF
