CNN: Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts related to business fraud

[BumRushDaShow]

Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts related to business fraud


By Kara Scannell, John Miller, Jeremy Herb and Devan Cole, CNN
Updated 8:12 PM EDT, Thu March 30, 2023



CNN — Donald Trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud in an indictment from a Manhattan grand jury, according to two sources familiar with the case – the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges.

The indictment has been filed under seal and will be announced in the coming days. The charges are not publicly known at this time. Trump will likely be arraigned in court early next week, according to his defense attorney, Joe Tacopina.

The DA’s office has been investigating the former president in connection with his alleged role in a hush money payment scheme and cover-up involving adult film star Stormy Daniels that dates to the 2016 presidential election. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office will reach out to Trump’s attorneys to discuss his surrender to face an arraignment.

The decision is sure to send shockwaves across the country, pushing the American political system – which has never seen one of its ex-leaders confronted with criminal charges, let alone while running again for president – into uncharted waters.

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https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/donald-trump-indictment

CNN just threw this breaking news banner up on my devices.

[Stuart G]

1. K & R....No Comment

[Goonch]

2. 👇👇👇👇🍷🍷🍷🍷

[sheshe2]

3. 30 Counts!!!!

30?!

Breaking News:
The bike racks have been set up around the perimeter in MIRT.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. LOL

You guys may need this -

[sheshe2]

16. I will pass that along.

[Marius25]

4. If this is true, that's a much bigger deal than Stormy Daniels

His business was already convicted of business fraud.

[emulatorloo]

5. Yeah I figured Bragg had a lot more than just Stormy's pay-off.

[Lovie777]

6. Shockwaves?............................

majority of Americans have been waiting for this.

[BOSSHOG]

17. VAST Majority

[JanMichael]

7. I know that one infraction can lead to multiple charges but 30?

I don't think it is all the 130k hush money check. It may include other threats or bribes to influence witnesses or something like that.

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. 30 counts? Whoa...nt

[BumRushDaShow]

15. WAG speculation

that when "monthly" checks were being written out and sent to Cohen for a reimbursement, and those were labeled as a legal services "retainer", each one might be a "count". And similar checks might have been issued for the other "catch and kill" individual (I had seen something earlier today and about her case possibly getting folded in).

[dalton99a]

9. Kick

[madinmaryland]

10. There is now officially a ketchup shortage in south Florida!

[liberal_mama]

11. 34 Counts? This has to be more than the Stormy Daniels issue! This sounds more promising now that

I saw how many counts there are.

[Johonny]

12. Yeah

They must have actually charged him with financial crimes as well.

[Mike Niendorff]

14. I'm waiting for this to be confirmed first.

CNN is citing "two sources". That could easily be the Trump team putting out false info to muddy the waters.

MSNBC has been reporting that talks between the judge and the DA's office are ongoing to possibly unseal the indictments early due to the public interest.

So at this moment, I'm going to wait and see, because my number one expectation is that as soon as they can do it, the Trump team will pull every dirty trick in the book to manipulate public perception.

So, I'm just staying tuned until further reporting confirms or refutes this.


MDN

[BOSSHOG]

18. Pretty Fucking awesome Witch Hunt

With evidence and everything. Oh My. What will a person with conservative values do now? MTG says gloves off. I guess we should surrender to her superior intellect.

[Traildogbob]

22. I would love to see

About a hundred munchkins in rainbow colored outfits, outside the courthouse Tuesday singing “ding dong we caught the witch” and dancing gleefully. With flying monkeys. And Stormy as the good witch with her wand and smiling ear to ear.

[BOSSHOG]

24. And TOTO nipping at his heels

Thx for the visuals traildogbob

[Traildogbob]

28. Yes Toto

He hates dogs!!!

[IbogaProject]

19. It was tax fraud too

He claimed that payment as a business expense. That was blatant tax fraud as a payment like that wasn't a legitimate item to deduct from taxable income. On top of campaign finance wrongdoing.

[EnergizedLib]

20. Okay, Jack Smith and Merrick Garland

Your turns.

[LudwigPastorius]

21. Donald Jr. and Eric, along with Weisselberg, were...

supposed to be running the Trump Org. while Trump was president.

This raises the question, will he try to implicate his spawn to keep from going to jail?

[ShazzieB]

27. I'm sure he wouldn't hesitate to throw Eric and Jr. under the bus.

It's obvious who the Golden Child in the Trump Family is, and it ain't them.

[Tribetime]

23. I forgot to figure in is methane gas and if that would make him lighter

[orangecrush]

25. Great flaming balls of fire!

[Playingmantis]

26. This is huge

A hush money payment to a porn star and the hiding of the payments and the campaign finance laws he apparently broke are one thing..

but 34 counts of fraud!!?? That takes everything to a whole new level!

[Playingmantis]

29. Question

No one saw these fraud charges coming.. I wonder if Allen Weisselberg has flipped on him???