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The prosecutor who will formalize the charges after having heard the grand jury has said in a brief statement that he was already negotiating with Trump’s lawyer “his delivery” so that the charges are read to him.
31 mar 2023 . Updated at 07:10 h.
The ex-president Donald Trump He said today that he cannot have a fair trial in New York, hours after his accusation for the irregular payment of $130,000 to a porn actress in 2016 was known, according to Efe.
On his Truth Social network, Trump, who had previously railed against the Democratic Party and President Joe Biden, attacked the impartiality of the New York court that has to judge him.
“They have only brought this false, corrupt and disgraceful accusation against me because I am with the American people,” he wrote, “and they know that I cannot have a fair trial in New York,” he wrote, according to Efe.
Shortly before, Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor who will formalize the charges after having heard the grand jury -which is the one that decided the imputation of the former president-, had said in a brief statement that he was already negotiating with Trump’s lawyer “his surrender” so that the charges are read to him.
For her part, one of Trump’s lawyers, Susan R. Necheles, told the newspaper The New York Times what trump It was scheduled to be delivered next Tuesday. to formally hear the accusation.
In addition to that statement, Trump has posted on his Truth account the words of several republican allies who have protested vehemently against the accusation, in addition to a cartoon where he himself is seen holding a blackboard, in the style of the defendants in a police station, which reads: “Donald Trump 2024, continues to be the number 1 threat To the system”.
Thus, it is not clear if Trump will present himself voluntarily – as his lawyer said – or will resist, for which he would have the help of his co-religionist, the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, according to Efe.