Donald Trump: Manhattan prosecutor again investigates former US president for payment to Stormy Daniels

The Manhattan district attorney’s office is investigating the role of the former president of USA donald trump (2017-2021) in a secret payment of money during his 2016 election campaign to a porn actress stormy danielsa case that previously did not bear fruit, as reported by The New York Times on Monday.

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Earlier, the district attorney’s office investigated the payment that the election campaign of Trump did to stormy daniels to prevent him from going public with an alleged sexual relationship with the then presidential candidate, since it could violate New York State law.

Under the new district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, the prosecution has returned to the original focus of the investigation with a newfound “optimism,” according to inside sources seen by the outlet.

It’s unclear if Bragg will press charges against Trumpwho just announced his 2024 presidential bid.

If the district attorney charged Trump without uncovering any new evidence, you would risk having the case thrown out by a judge or an appeals court.

According to the Times, to help build their case, prosecutors are reviewing another strategy that hasn’t worked yet: pressuring former Trump company CFO Allen Weisselberg to cooperate.

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The Trump Organization went on trial on October 31 in New York on charges of engaging in tax evasion and Weisselberg, who pleaded guilty in that case, testified last week but argued that he acted alone and without the knowledge of the company or the family Trump.

Trump He is also facing possible criminal charges from the US Department of Justice over classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida home and his role in the January 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol, as well as the Atlanta district attorney for his attempts to interfere in the results of the 2020 Georgia election.

The former president also has several civil cases pending in New York, including a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, accusing him and three of his children of fraudulently manipulating the value of assets. family business for years.

In addition, he could go to trial next year in a new defamation lawsuit brought by journalist and writer E. Jean Carroll, who claims that Trump he raped her in 1995.

Source: Elcomercio

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