Trump faces possible charges of bribing a porn star to buy her silence

The Manhattan District Attorneyin New York, the former US president offered Donald Trump testify in the context of the case alleged bribery of porn actress Stormy Daniels to buy your silence about extramarital affairs, which could be an indication that there is a high probability that the New York tycoon will be charged.

So prosecutors have given Trump a chance to testify next week before a grand jury as the idea of ​​filing criminal charges against him in connection with the case materializes.

Experts consulted by the newspaper The New York Times ensure that these types of citations generally occur before formal charges are filed. In New York state, potential defendants have the right to answer questions from a grand jury before being indicted, though Trump is likely to decline the offer.

In addition, their lawyers have the opportunity to meet behind closed doors with prosecutors. If successful, Trump would become in charge the first former president of the United States to be impeached and he could see his electoral career frustrated ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Trump has faced a series of investigations in recent years, but so far no criminal charges have been brought against him. So New York’s district attorney, Democrat Alvin L. Bragg, could become the first to indict Trump—though perhaps not the last.

Daniels has previously admitted to having a relationship with Trump during a charity golf tournament in Nevada in July 2006, but later said she was forced to remain silent because confidentiality agreement that included the payment of $130,000an amount he allegedly received during the final days of the 2016 presidential campaign.

The payment became known in mid-January 2018, when the newspaper The Wall Street Journal reported that Michael D. Cohen, a lawyer for the Trump Organization for nearly a decade, arranged the payment to the actress in October 2016 to keep her quiet, though he has insisted on several occasions that the money came from his own pocket.