Donald Trump is in Florida awaiting the “arrest” he announced via social media over the weekend by Manhattan authorities. As New York braces for possible protests from supporters of the former president and tightens security measures, there is still no clear evidence of the tycoon’s imminent indictment over the story of covertly paying porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to buy her silence . Robert Costello, an attorney with close ties to Trump’s entourage and former defense attorney for Steve Bannon and Rudolph Giuliani, was interviewed Monday in Prosecutor Alvin Bragg’s office, where the grand jury investigating the matter is sitting. Rumor has it that Costello questioned the credibility of Trump’s ex-attorney Michael Cohen, who had gone from being the ex-president’s right-hand man to his great accuser. After Costello’s testimony, which is being viewed by the Trumpian camp as a last chance to avoid prosecution, it’s not yet clear whether the grand jury will call additional witnesses or if they are nearing the conclusion of their investigation. However, there is no evidence that Costello’s testimony was conclusive: the only thing that is certain is that the new grand jury hearing evaluating the allegations was scheduled for tomorrow.
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Meanwhile, the rhetoric of Trump and some of his Republican allies is increasingly aimed at prosecutor Alvin Bragg, a Democrat accused of using justice politically. New York authorities scanned online chats to monitor specific threats in light of the January 6, 2021 attack on Capitol Hill. But despite cordons being erected and surveillance intensified in areas of potential protests, there is still no immediate evidence that Trump’s “call to arms” has arrived. On Tuesday morning, hearings in the Manhattan courthouse over a bomb threat were temporarily suspended after police answered a call. This delayed the start of a hearing in another case involving Trump and his company over alleged financial fraud.
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The Manhattan investigation led by Alvin Bragg is not the only probe into Trump that is nearing completion. The former president also risks prosecution in Atlanta and Washington for his role in trying to undermine the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. It would be the first time in United States history that a former president is also a new candidate for the House of Bianca , will be brought to justice. A whole new terrain that confirms the influence Trump has had and continues to have in US politics. But it is now unlikely that Trump will be charged in New York today, as he himself announced.