The 45th President of the United States is under arrest . With his entry into court, where he appeared in the case of the porn star Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump is technically "under arrest" , write CNN and other American media.
The former President appeared serious and defiant in the first photo which shows him sitting in the dock , next to him are lawyers Joe Tacopina and Susan Necheles: he pleaded not guilty to 34 counts including which, reveals the Nbc, there would also be conspiracy in addition to having paid two women .
As he exited Trump Tower to the Manhattan courthouse, Trump waved to his supporters and then raised his fist in struggle .
The arrest protocols were processed first, including fingerprints. Then the former President came out without handcuffs and with a sulky face from the court offices and appeared before Judge Juan Merchan, who read the 34 counts of indictment for which the tycoon pleaded innocent .
According to reports from CNN , Trump himself would have expressly asked for his mug shot to be taken, he would like to exploit it in his favor, according to some even using it for the electoral posters for the 2024 presidential elections .
«Surreal», as the former President defined his hearing. “I'm heading down Lower Manhattan to the courthouse. It feels so surreal. Wow, they're going to arrest me. I can't believe this is happening in America , ”he wrote on his social network Truth shortly before entering the court. And finally, the usual "MAGA" (Make America Great Again), the workhorse of his victory in the 2016 presidential elections.
"Today is the day when a political party in power ARRESTS its main opponent for not having committed ANY CRIME ", Trump said again, who wrote a long series of posts on his social network Truth today. Again: "The Democrats of the radical left have criminalized the use of the judicial system, this is not what America should be."
The former US president believes that the trial should be moved to Staten Island, avoiding the courthouse in Manhattan, a «very partisan seat, with some areas that voted 1% Republican. Furthermore, the highly biased judge and his family are well known as Trump haters ." In short, the trial is a "farce".
Meanwhile, thousands of Trump supporters have gathered in front of the Manhattan prosecutor's office, "the best President in American history, the only one since Reagan who has thought of us".
THE STAGES OF THE SEX GATE
Here are all the stages of the "sex gate", the 130,000 dollars paid to porn star Stomy Daniels to pay for her silence.
In July 2006 the first meeting between the two, who immediately end up in bed as reported by the hardcore actress. She is 27, he is 60 and Melania has just given birth. The story goes on for about a year, Trump promises her a part in the show Celebrity Apprentice, of which she is the star.
In 2011 Daniels released an interview on Cbs about his relationship with the tycoon, but it was not broadcast after threats by Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen to sue. A few weeks later, the actress revealed, she was threatened by a man who told her to forget the story with Trump.
Between August and September 2016 , after Trump gets the Republican nomination for the White House, Cohen reaches an agreement with the CEO of the company that controls the tabloid National Enquirer to bury the interview of former playboy bunny Karen McDougal on a similar story with Trump in 2006-2007.
On October 27, 2016 , just days before the election, Cohen paid Daniels' attorney $130,000 to ensure his silence. On November 8, Trump is elected President.
On January 12, 2018, Wsj reveals the agreement with Daniels, on March 6 Daniels sues to cancel it because it is not signed by Trump, who is said to be unaware of the payment (admitted the following month by his lawyer Rudy Giuliani).
Again, on April 9, 2018, the FBI searched Cohen's homes and office, and on August 21, he pleaded guilty to eight charges, including payment to Daniels and McDougal. On 12 December he was sentenced to three years.
Also in 2019, the offensive by the prosecutor Cyrus Vance starts , indicting the former financial manager of the Trump Organization for tax fraud. The investigations encounter some obstacles, but remain open and reach a turning point when Cohen is summoned as super witness.
And we come to the present day. On March 9, Trump is invited to testify but declines, on the 18th he prophesies his imminent arrest, inciting his own to protests. On 30 March he was officially indicted and on 4 April he turned himself in .
(Unioneonline/L)