Law enforcement’s indictment of former President Donald Trump, who is under investigation for his alleged attempt to silence a sex scandal, is scheduled to be postponed to next week.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 23rd (local time), citing sources, that the Manhattan grand jury in New York City was convened that day, but had not decided whether to indict former President Trump.
It is known that the preparedness trial reviewed another case unrelated to the former President Trump case that day. It is common for New York grand jurors to try several cases at once, the WSJ reported.
Usually, the preparation hearing is not convened on Friday, so the decision to indict former President Trump is expected to be made next week at the earliest.
Under U.S. criminal law, a grand jury is a stage that prosecutors must go through when indicting serious crimes.
Indictment of former President Trump is possible if more than 12 of the 23 jurors, a majority, agree.
Former President Trump is suspected of tampering with the books in exchange for $130,000 (approximately 169.18 million won) of company money just before the 2016 US presidential election to silence porn star Stormy Daniel, who claims to have had sex with him.
On the 23rd, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office refused to submit communications, documents, and testimony materials requested by Republican House members in connection with a potential prosecution of former President Trump. Republican lawmakers criticized the prosecution of former President Trump as “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial power.”
On the other hand, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office refuted in a reply to the three House Standing Committee members of the Republican Party that it was an “unprecedented investigation into the prosecution of the District Attorney’s Office, which has not yet been decided.”
Former President Trump claimed on the 23rd that he did not commit a crime on his social media network.
He wrote that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is investigating the case, is a Democratic supporter and that “Bragg refuses to stop despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.”
Source: Donga
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