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Republican 'wall' on possible impeachment of Trump, but New York fears an attack

2023-03-20 18:36:39Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Republican 'wall' on possible impeachment of Trump, but New York fears
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New York prosecutors have not yet issued a ruling against Donald Trump or warned his lawyers of possible indictment in an investigation into payments made to two women who claim they had sex with him. the former president.

One of them, Stormy Daniels, became famous all over the world in 2018, confessing that she had had a sexual relationship with the president of the United States and had received in October 2016 (a month before the election) 130 thousand dollars from Michael Cohen, the then lawyer of "The Donald", to not reveal the news.

However, after the billionaire said, based on what he called "illegal leaks" of information, that he would be arrested on Tuesday, Republicans rushed to become a defensive "wall" around him.

Protesters in Palm Beach

Conservative politicians from Mike Pence to Kevin McCarthy have done so metaphorically, calling a potential arrest unprecedented and talking about political persecution by far-left prosecutors.

However, Trump supporters moved physically, demonstrating in Palm Beach in front of Trump's mansion and declaring that, if an arrest warrant is issued, Mar-a-Lago will become a fortress surrounded by a human shield to prevent the arrest from being carried out. .

The "Trumpian Maga" phalanx is asking Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Trump's conservative opponent in the race for the White House, who has yet to show solidarity with the leader, to mobilize the state's National Guard to prevent the arrest.

While the "Trumpian" supporter, Marjorie Taylor Greene, says that now every Republican has the duty to burn the ground, while the impeachment of Biden should begin immediately in Congress.

Alert in Manhattan

In short, the winds of civil war are beginning to blow when nothing has yet happened, at least officially: the intense activity of the grand jury that has been at work since January actually suggests an imminent conclusion to the investigation and measure.

In the wake of the New York police force, the FBI and the Secret Service, they believe that an indictment of Trump is possible.

But the grand jury has yet to hear at least one witness, and after the possible decision to send the former president to trial in the case of Stormy Daniels (the former prostitute who accuses him), there will be technical time for communication with the defendant and for organizing his trip.

It is unlikely that everything will happen in 24 hours, and there is no point in creating a cordon around Trump's residence in Florida, since his lawyer has already said that, if charged, the former president will appear in court in New York.

Posts and wire mesh around the criminal court

The tension will be around the Manhattan criminal courthouse, already surrounded by posts and wire mesh by police, but because the building is undergoing renovations and not awaiting a siege.

Even if he is indicted, then Trump will probably be spared arrest — or in any case immediately released on bail — especially if District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a judge usually reluctant to crack down on criminals, charges him with a "misdemeanor." , category for the lightest crimes, for which a maximum sentence of one year is provided.

Protection for 1600 employees

But that the time of decisions is close and there is fear of violent actions against the investigators, this is evidenced by an internal email that Bragg himself sent to his colleagues and that reached the website of the American website "Politico.com".

In the message, the district attorney emphasizes that the investigators will not be conditioned by the climate of intimidation and assures that the police will adequately protect the 1,600 employees of the criminal court.

The Republicans: The investigation into the New York DA's office

The fear is not just about the physical aspect of Trump's militants, who are threatening to take to the streets, sparking fears of riots similar to the attack on the US Congress on January 6 two years ago.

House Republican Majority Leader McCarthy not only called Trump's potential impeachment "an abuse of power by a radical judge seeking political revenge," but promised a congressional investigation into the New York DA's office and how how it spends federal funds.

What is Trump accused of?

In 2016, adult film actress Stormy Daniels contacted several media outlets to talk about an extramarital affair she had with Trump in 2006. Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid $130,000 for Daniels to stay quiet

This is not illegal. However, when Trump reimbursed the lawyer, it was recorded as if the payments were for legal fees. Prosecutors say the amount shows Trump falsified business records, which in New York is considered a misdemeanor and a felony.

Prosecutors may argue that this also violates election law, since his attempt to silence Daniels was motivated by his not wanting the public to know about his relationship with the actress. Covering up a crime by falsifying records is a felony and is a more serious charge.

Prosecuting attorneys admit that this case is not very clear-cut. Even in the past, there are few precedents where politicians who cross the line between campaign financing and personal spending have been punished. Even generally such attempts have failed.


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