The Manhattan grand jury weighing an indictment against former President Donald Trump will reportedly not meet again until late April, delaying any potential charges.
A source close to the matter told POLITICO that the grand jury investigating the alleged hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels isn't expected to hear evidence in the case for the next month largely due to a previously scheduled hiatus.
However, District Attorney Alvin Bragg can adjust the schedule and ask the grand jury to reconvene if prosecutors want the panel to meet during previously planned breaks.
POLITICO reports:
The grand jury, which heard testimony in the Trump case on Monday, isn't meeting Wednesday and is expected to examine evidence in a separate matter Thursday, the person said. The grand jury, which typically meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, is scheduled to consider another case next week on Monday and Wednesday, the person said, and isn't expected to meet Thursday due to the Passover holiday.
The following two weeks are set to be a hiatus that was scheduled when the grand jury was first convened in January, the person said.
The unprecedented indictment hanging over Trump's head stems from a $130,000 hush money payment he allegedly made to porn actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Prosecutors are expected to charge Trump with a felony by arguing that the alleged crime was committed to hide an illegal campaign contribution. The potential problem for Trump centers around how his company reimbursed former attorney Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to related charges and served time in prison.
The payment to Daniels was listed as a legal expense and Trump's company cited a retainer agreement with Cohen. The retainer agreement did not exist and the reimbursement was not related to any legal services from Cohen, thus setting up a potential misdemeanor criminal charge of falsifying business records. A report by NBC News said that Trump personally signed several of the checks to Cohen while he was serving as president.
Prosecutors can elevate the misdemeanor to a felony if they can prove that Trump's “‘intent to defraud' included an intent to commit or conceal a second crime.”
Prosecutors argue that the second crime is that the $130,000 hush payment was an improper donation to the Trump campaign because the money was used to stop a story to benefit his presidential campaign.
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America is really getting tired of this Democratic dog & pony show. Down with Democrats in America.
Either Charge him OR
Drop the charges
END this Game
Losing patience.
Methinks word came down from high up in the DNC that Bragg needs to seriously consider the full ramifications of indicating Trump. I think he’s getting Cold Feet.
My guess – the DNC wants this played out as long, long, long as possible. It thinks it keeps a negative light shining on the Trumpster.
Let’s keep delaying the grand jury decision in order to keep the farce alive as late into the campaign season as possible. Then delay bringing it to trial. Any action that will impede his chances of getting reelected is justified. The nation cannot survive another four years of mean tweets, even if it means forgoing low inflation, energy independence, low unemployment, rising wages, and world peace. Trump esse delendum!
Bragg took a swing at a high risk curve ball hoping to hit a home run and reinforce his status as a Soros tool. Instead he struck out.
Hem and haw, hem and haw, hmmmm, mmmm, well, like, you know..we THOUGHT we could get him, but then… …
Lord protect the President from the likes of these liars and crooks…