Trump should be “concerned” about possible indictment in New York: Dershowitz – World Time Todays

According to a leading legal expert, Donald Trump should be “concerned” about a possible indictment by New York prosecutors over his alleged role in paying hush money to porn actress Stormy Daniels.

The comment was made by Alan Dershowitz, a former faculty member at Harvard’s prestigious law school who was part of the former president’s defense team during his first impeachment trial in 2020.

earlier this month, The New York Times revealed that Trump had been invited to discuss allegations against him before a Manhattan grand jury, with the newspaper saying such moves “almost always indicate” indictment is near. If that action is taken, Trump would become the first former US president to be impeached, complicating his attempt to return to the White House after the 2024 presidential election.

Investigators are investigating a $130,000 payment Trump attorney Michael Cohen made to Daniels on behalf of the former president to cover up an alleged affair between the adult film star and Trump in the run-up to the 2016 election.

Prosecutors at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office are investigating allegations that the hush money was improper campaign input or that state law was violated in recovering the money he paid Daniels.

Trump has strongly denied allegations that he violated voting rights with the payments or had an affair with Daniels on his Truth Social website, insisting “I did NOTHING wrong.”

Trump called for protests in posts on his Truth Social platform on Saturday and predicted he would be arrested on Tuesday in connection with the investigation.

Dershowitz, appearing on Fox News on Friday, argued Trump is likely to face indictment in New York over the city’s left-leaning politics, while urging Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg not to take the step.

He said: “I don’t think there will be a motion for denial that succeeds. This is the New York judiciary. In New York, of course, you can indict a ham sandwich, but in New York you can also convict a ham sandwich, because that’s how it is.” Jury pool will be very anti-Trump and judges will be very anti-Trump.

“Well, if I were him, I’d be worried today. He will likely ultimately win on appeal, but do judges have the courage today, standing like prosecutors to do good for Trump in a city Trump overwhelmingly despises? That’s what’s wrong with this justice system.”

“That’s why Bragg shouldn’t ask the question, ‘Can I press charges?’ He should ask the question, “Shall I press charges?” And the answer to that question is categorically ‘no,’” he added.

news week has reached out to Trump for comment through his official website.

Glenn Kirschner, a former federal prosecutor-turned-legal analyst, has also argued that indictment of Trump is close, calling the invitation to appear before a Manhattan grand jury the “last stop before an indictment.”

Trump also faces investigations into his role in efforts to overturn the outcome of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election, the events surrounding his supporters’ storming of Congress on January 6, 2021, and his handling of classified documents.