Former PresidentDonald Trumpwill be charged with 34 felony counts on Tuesday after he wasindictedfor allegedly paying hush money to adult film starStormy Danielswhile he was the presidential candidate in 2016.According to Yahoo News, a New York City Police arrest report will be submitted to the court system on Tuesday with asummary of the chargesbefore the 76-year-old former president is formally arraigned.The outlet reported that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought the charges up from misdemeanors to Class E felonies, which are the lowest level in the New York State penal code for committing a criminal act in order to conceal another crime.Bragg’s office said Trump will not be placed in handcuffs or have hismugshottaken, as that is only reserved for flight risks or threats to the district attorney or court personnel — which was not determined to be the case.While the terms of Trump’s criminal punishment have yet to be made known, a New York law enforcement official told Yahoo News, “No one gets jail time for that as a first offender.“Evidence involving the former president’s alleged underlying crime is also unclear and will not be clarified until the indictment is unsealed on Tuesday, according to the outlet.Last Thursday, a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Trump; according toThe New York Times,CNNandABC News.Donald Trump.Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe indictment stems from analleged affairTrump had with adult film star Daniels, rumors of whichsurfaced in 2018, when theWall Street Journalreported that the then-president hadarranged a $130,000 paymentto the ex-porn star a month before the 2016 election so she’d keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter they’d had years earlier.While Trump and his longtime lawyerMichael Coheninitially denied the claims of an affair, Cohen later admitted that there was a payment made to the porn star.Calling it “a private transaction,“Cohen toldThe New York Timesthat he paid Daniels $130,000 out of his own pocket in 2016. He said Trump had not reimbursed him.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Trump has since admitted he authorized the payment, but has continued to deny the underlying claims that the two had an affair or that the payment was in any way connected to his campaign.
Former PresidentDonald Trumpwill be charged with 34 felony counts on Tuesday after he wasindictedfor allegedly paying hush money to adult film starStormy Danielswhile he was the presidential candidate in 2016.
According to Yahoo News, a New York City Police arrest report will be submitted to the court system on Tuesday with asummary of the chargesbefore the 76-year-old former president is formally arraigned.
The outlet reported that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought the charges up from misdemeanors to Class E felonies, which are the lowest level in the New York State penal code for committing a criminal act in order to conceal another crime.
Bragg’s office said Trump will not be placed in handcuffs or have hismugshottaken, as that is only reserved for flight risks or threats to the district attorney or court personnel — which was not determined to be the case.
While the terms of Trump’s criminal punishment have yet to be made known, a New York law enforcement official told Yahoo News, “No one gets jail time for that as a first offender.”
Evidence involving the former president’s alleged underlying crime is also unclear and will not be clarified until the indictment is unsealed on Tuesday, according to the outlet.
Last Thursday, a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Trump; according toThe New York Times,CNNandABC News.
Donald Trump.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
The indictment stems from analleged affairTrump had with adult film star Daniels, rumors of whichsurfaced in 2018, when theWall Street Journalreported that the then-president hadarranged a $130,000 paymentto the ex-porn star a month before the 2016 election so she’d keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter they’d had years earlier.
While Trump and his longtime lawyerMichael Coheninitially denied the claims of an affair, Cohen later admitted that there was a payment made to the porn star.
Calling it “a private transaction,“Cohen toldThe New York Timesthat he paid Daniels $130,000 out of his own pocket in 2016. He said Trump had not reimbursed him.
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Trump has since admitted he authorized the payment, but has continued to deny the underlying claims that the two had an affair or that the payment was in any way connected to his campaign.
source: people.com
