Trump’s team stated on Sunday that after Trump’s arraignment in New York on charges connected to hush money payments, Trump will give remarks Tuesday night on 4 April, in Florida.
Trump is anticipated to willingly turn himself into authorities in New York City, and this event will take place at his Mar-a-Lago resort upon his return. His followers are expected to join him in Florida as he tries to portray an image of strength and defiance in the face of the allegations and use them to his advantage in his 2024 presidential campaign.
According to two sources who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, a Manhattan grand jury indicted Trump last week on multiple counts of falsifying business documents, including at least one felony infraction. Since the indictment is still under secrecy, they talked on the condition of anonymity to discuss details that are not yet public.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing and called the inquiry a “witch hunt” that has been going on for years to hurt his prospects.
Many of Trump’s advisors and lawyers were caught off guard by the indictment and were debating whether or not he should speak to the media following his arraignment. While some of Trump’s lawyers would have preferred he remains mute in the face of the criminal allegations, Trump’s campaign feels the revelation has invigorated his followers.
Why Grand Jury accused Trump?
Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said the donations and volunteer sign-ups were “key indicators that Americans from all backgrounds are sick and tired of the weaponization of the justice system against President Trump and his supporters.” The campaign has already raised over $5 million and signed up over 16,000 volunteers since the indictment.
A grand jury accused Trump on Thursday of paying hush money to a porn actress who claimed she had an adulterous affair with Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.
During television interviews on Sunday 2 April, Trump’s attorney Joe Tacopina said he would carefully review the indictment and determine the next legal steps after receiving it. Tacopina brushed off concerns about whether he would seek a change of venue or file a motion to dismiss the case as premature.
“We’re way too early to start deciding what motions we’re going to file or not file, and we do need to see the indictment and get to work,” he told ABC’s “This Week.” “I mean, look, this is the beginning.”
According to two people familiar with Trump’s plans who spoke on condition of anonymity about his travel plans, the former president is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday, so he is expected to fly to New York on Monday around noon and stay at his Trump Tower in Manhattan for the night before the hearing.
On Tuesday morning, he is due to appear in court to have his fingerprints and mug photo taken, as is standard procedure for anyone facing criminal accusations, and to have investigators complete arrest paperwork and check for any pending criminal charges or warrants.
After his arrest, Trump will be arraigned in the afternoon in the same Manhattan courthouse where his company was tried and convicted of tax fraud in December and where disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was tried and convicted of r@pe.
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What did Tacopina say about the events of Tuesday?
Tacopina said, “other than the fact that we will very loudly and proudly proclaim, ‘Not guilty,'” the events of Tuesday are “up in the air” because of Trump’s unique status as a former president.
Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” he remarked, “Clearly, this is different. I have never had Secret Service involved in an arraignment before at 100 Centre Street.” “using the street address of the courtroom. I pray this will be as dignified and painless as possible given the circumstances.
Although the court may decide to prevent witnesses or defendants from discussing the case in public at a later date, that is not expected to happen during Tuesday’s hearing. Putting potential jurors under a gag order is done so that they do not become biased in any manner. But, this is typically done at the request of the defendant, and Trump is the one making the request here.
On Tuesday afternoon, a “peaceful protest” against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will take place across the street from the courthouse, organized by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a major Trump ally, and the New York Young Republican Club.
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