At the same time as the tremendous legal hazard around Donald Trump is intensifying, the former president is making headway in the 2024 Republican primary, which is becoming more and more dominated by criminal investigations in New York, Washington, and Atlanta.
However, the public and the former president are in the dark about the possibility of an indictment and when it would be brought.
According to a person familiar with the matter, the Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing testimony in the Trump investigation will not convene on Wednesday.
As attention focuses on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who may soon prosecute Trump for a hush-money payment scheme to adult film star Stormy Daniels, the grand jury was expected to convene and perhaps consider an indictment.
According to people close to the former president, Trump appears to have accepted the possibility that the Manhattan district attorney may prosecute him at his house in Mar-a-Lago since he has both praised how it would benefit him politically and lamented how "unfair" it is.
Trump is the subject of a different investigation into the handling of confidential materials being conducted by special counsel Jack Smith. According to individuals familiar with the situation, there has been a frenzy of activity over the last day as a result of a significant judgement from a district court judge showing that the Justice Department successfully claimed it had evidence showing Trump may have committed a crime.
The appeals court will now determine whether to appoint a counsel.
The Justice Department and Trump's attorneys were given mere hours by the three-judge appeals court panel to submit their arguments in the matter, which signals that the appeals court views this as a pressing issue that has to be resolved quickly.
Despite the possibility of a more significant legal danger to the president from the special counsel investigation, the Manhattan district attorney seems most likely to file charges. Several advisors to the former president voiced dissatisfaction with the paucity of information about a prospective indictment and the logistical challenges that would come with an appearance in New York, where Trump would be arraigned, amid the uncertainty over how the lengthy inquiry would conclude.
What can we plan for: When and what does he say?
The Manhattan grand jury was supposed to convene on Wednesday to hear testimony in the Trump investigation, but it won't. Because he could charge Trump for a hush-money payment scheme to adult film star Stormy Daniels, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is in the news. In a separate investigation, special counsel Jack Smith is also looking at how Trump handled confidential information. Due to a district court judge's ruling, which has prompted a flurry of activity, the appeals court is discussing whether to appoint attorneys. Trump's advisors are content with the lack of knowledge on a potential indictment and the logistical challenges it would provide.
The Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is in the spotlight because he could bring charges against Trump for a hush-money payment scheme to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Special counsel Jack Smith is also looking at how Trump handled sensitive information in a parallel probe. The appeals court is debating whether to appoint lawyers in response to a district court judge's decision, which has sparked a flurry of action. The lack of information on a prospective indictment and the logistical difficulties it would provide satisfies Trump's advisers
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