Manhattan DA’s Office Tells Trump’s Attorneys To Prepare For His Indictment

Attorneys for failed one-term former president Donald Trump have been informed by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg that their client will be indicted and that the indictment may be unsealed soon.

The New York Times reports:

“The prosecutors offered Mr. Trump the chance to testify next week before the grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the potential case, the people said. Such offers almost always indicate an indictment is close; it would be unusual for the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, to notify a potential defendant without ultimately seeking charges against him. In New York, potential defendants have the right to answer questions in the grand jury before they are indicted, but they rarely testify, and Mr. Trump is likely to decline the offer. His lawyers could also meet privately with the prosecutors in hopes of fending off criminal charges.”

Bragg has been investigating Trump for hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels by his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, who has met with prosecutors in Bragg’s office on several occasions. Such payments are in violation of New York law.

The Times also notes, “The district attorney’s office has already questioned at least six other people before the grand jury, according to several other people with knowledge of the inquiry.”

Shortly after the Times report dropped, Trump’s legal team released a statement which reads:

“The Manhattan District Attorney’s threat to indict President Trump is simply insane,” said a spokesperson. “For the past five years, the DA’s office has been on a Witch Hunt, investigating every aspect of President Trump’s life, and they’ve come up empty at every turn — and now this.

“The fact that after their intensive investigation the DA is even considering a new political attack is a clear exoneration of President Trump in all areas. President Trump was a victim of extortion then, just as he is now. It’s an embarrassment to the Democrat [sic] prosecutors, and it’s an embarrassment to New York City.”

The disgraced ex-president is also facing indictment in the state of Georgia for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the Peach State.