- Former President Donald Trump's legal team has announced that he would surrender to police on Tuesday
- Federal prosecutors say they do not expect Donald Trump to face a jury trial for at least a year
- A judge is likely to push for a trial before the next presidential election
Donald Trump is expected to fly from his Florida estate to New York before his court appearance on Tuesday.
The former president of the United States is anticipated to arrive at Trump Tower, where he will spend the night. Over the weekend, police installed barricades in front of the building, anticipating demonstrations at Lower Manhattan courts.
Donald Trump Prepares for Arraignment
Before the 2016 presidential race, Trump, 76, is accused of paying hush money to a pornstar. The specific charges against him are unknown, but they will be read in their entirety when he arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Courts Building on Tuesday.
According to BBC, Trump posted on his social media network Truth Social, "I'll be leaving Mar-a-Lago on Monday at noon, heading for Trump Tower in New York."
The former president will reportedly fly to New York's LaGuardia Airport on his plane, accompanied by personnel of the US Secret Service. After spending the night in Trump Tower, where additional security measures have been implemented, he will travel with a vast Secret Service entourage to the courthouse and voluntarily surrender. He will not likely be handcuffed.
Per standard arrest protocol, the former president will be fingerprinted and photographed before investigators finish the customary paperwork and check for outstanding warrants. The judge will then read the indictment - the list of charges - to the defendant. His attorneys have already stated that he will enter a not-guilty plea.
According to two sources familiar with the situation, he faces many counts of fabricating business records, including at least one felony offense, which would be a more serious allegation.
Other reports indicate that the indictment includes approximately thirty charges linked to a $130,000 payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in an attempt to purchase her silence regarding an alleged affair shortly before the 2016 presidential election, which Trump won against Hillary Clinton.
Trump is anticipated to be released on bail and will return to his Florida residence Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday evening when he is scheduled to make a statement at 20:15 local time.
He is the first president of the United States to be charged with a felony, but he has denied any wrongdoing. The decades-long inquiry has been overseen by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a registered Democrat, who, according to Trump, is conducting a "political prosecution" to harm his 2024 presidential campaign.
Trump's upcoming court appearance comes amid many ongoing criminal investigations. The Washington Post claimed on Monday that federal investigators may have impeded the probe into handling top-secret information at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump May Delay Trial
Federal prosecutors predict that his attorneys will submit a series of pretrial motions to delay the trial. However, a federal court would likely want to hear the case before the 2024 presidential election.
Trump is again vying for the Republican nomination; hence, the matter must be heard before November 2024. Former assistant US attorney and assistant district attorney in Manhattan, Marc Agnifilo, explained that New York's judicial system might permit Trump's legal team to file several pretrial motions and appeals to prolong the trial.
One such motion the defense could submit would be to argue before a court that the information presented to the grand jury was legally insufficient to justify an indictment - a strategy Agnifilo expects Trump's legal team to employ.
In addition to the campaign finance allegations he faces in New York, Trump is also under investigation by the Department of Justice for his handling of confidential documents after leaving office and his probable role in encouraging the January 6 Congressional rioting. He has refuted all charges against him.
Per Daily Mail, retired federal prosecutor Franklin Monsour said that criminal trials frequently progress at the defendant's pace and that Trump will likely postpone a trial for as long as possible to make his indictment obsolete.
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