Key takeaways:
- Former President Donald Trump has returned to social media and declared he expects to be arrested in connection with a Manhattan District Attorney investigation into his 2016 campaign.
- The investigation is related to a hush money scheme involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
- Meetings have been going on throughout the week between city, state and federal law enforcement agencies in New York City about how to prepare for the possible indictment.
Former President Donald Trump has made a return to social media, posting to Facebook and YouTube on Friday for the first time since January 6, 2021. In the post, he declared that he expects to be arrested in connection with a Manhattan District Attorney investigation into his 2016 campaign next week.
The investigation is related to a hush money scheme involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Trump has called for protests as New York law enforcement prepares for a possible indictment.
CNN’s John Miller reported that meetings have been going on throughout the week between city, state and federal law enforcement agencies in New York City about how to prepare for the possible indictment.
Trump was booted from major social media platforms after the deadly Capitol riot in 2021, when he refused to stop saying the most recent presidential election had been “stolen” from him.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has not commented on the investigation or Trump’s post. It is unclear what charges Trump may face or when an indictment may be announced.
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