Key takeaways:
- The former president’s campaign released a statement attacking the Manhattan District Attorney’s office ahead of possible charges related to hush money paid to Stormy Daniels.
- Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, said that Manhattan prosecutors have enough evidence to indict and convict the former president.
- The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has been investigating the hush money payment since 2018, and the former president’s campaign’s statement attacking the office is seen as a sign that charges could be imminent.
The former president’s campaign released a statement Thursday attacking the Manhattan District Attorney’s office ahead of possible charges related to Donald Trump’s effort to pay hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels. This comes after the office invited Trump to testify in front of a grand jury, seen as a signal that charges could be near.
Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, said that Manhattan prosecutors have enough evidence to indict and convict the former president as part of the office’s investigation into the hush money payment to Daniels. This follows his testimony before a Manhattan grand jury investigating the $130,000 payment made to Daniels during Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Cohen told ABC News Anchor George Stephanopoulos on Friday that all the information needed to create an indictment, get a prosecution, and a conviction is in the hands of the district attorney.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has been investigating the hush money payment since 2018. It is unclear when the office will make a decision on whether to charge Trump or not. However, the former president’s campaign’s statement attacking the office is seen as a sign that charges could be imminent.
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