In New York, the surroundings of the Trump Tower where the businessman will stay 36 hours, have been under high security for days, even if only a handful of pro and anti-Trump demonstrators parade there. Since Friday, an opponent has been walking around with two signs: “Lock him up and… Throw away the key”.
The defeat of 2020 never recognized
Conversely, Vito Dichiara, a supporter of Donald Trump, explains to AFP that he is “here to support Donald Trump, the former and future president of the United States”. “The Democratic Party is simply interfering in the election, Donald Trump won in 2020 but the Democrats stole the election,” thinks the 71-year-old retiree who presents himself as a former Fox News cameraman. Another man, armed with a card and a banner, calls for “the arrest of Biden” and agonizes with insults.
In fact, Donald Trump never admitted his defeat in the last presidential election in November 2020 and has since accused Joe Biden of having “cheated” and of having “stolen” the victory.
Protesters show their support for the former president, this Monday, April 3, 2023 in New York. — © WILL OLIVER/EPA/KEYSTONE
While the billionaire got off his plane, Joe Biden was in a factory in Minnesota (north), to praise his economic record and promise the workers who listened to him better days. The American president has so far refused to comment on the legal proceedings, instead playing the contrast effect against the one he could face again in 2024.
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Because if Donald Trump dreams of reconquering the White House, for the moment, he is preparing for the legal “battle” of New York, according to one of his lawyers. The populist former head of state, who upended the political system, society and the balance of power in the United States, was charged with criminal charges on March 30 by Manhattan prosecutor Alvin Bragg. After five years of investigation by the justice of the State of New York.
Donald Trump ‘will plead not guilty’
The businessman, a native of New York, must be served on Tuesday from 2:15 p.m. (8:15 p.m. in Switzerland) of criminal proceedings: they have not been made public, but would be 34 in number, according to several American media . This summons, with an unprecedented ritual for a former head of state, should see Donald Trump decline his name, age, profession, submit to a fingerprinting and be photographed, as all warned.
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According to his lawyer Joe Tacopina, he will not be handcuffed but may have to walk through the halls of the Manhattan courthouse, in the presence of media. Before the judge, “the president will plead not guilty” because “there is no criminal offense” according to his defense. Donald Trump should then be released, possibly under conditions, pending the organization of his trial.
A man brandishing a sign: “No one is above the law”, in front of the Court where Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday. — © KENA BETANCUR / Getty Images via AFP
As the courthouse district in lower Manhattan is placed under tight security, New York Mayor Eric Adams, a former police officer, warned potential “troublemakers” by warning them to ” master”.
Several other cases are in progress
The affair that torments Donald Trump dates back to October 2016, just before his surprise election at the head of the first world power. His personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, who turned against him, had at the time paid 130,000 dollars to the actress of pornographic films Stormy Daniels to buy her silence. The porn star claims she had sex with Donald Trump. What the interested party denies.
The tycoon admitted to having reimbursed Michael Cohen, but assures that the transaction was not illegal. If the agreement made with Stormy Daniels was indeed authorized, it could however correspond to a campaign expense. However, the sum does not appear in the candidate’s 2016 accounts and, on the contrary, was listed as “legal fees” in the documents of his company Trump Organization.
In addition to this investigation in New York, federal justice is examining its role in the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and its management of the presidential archives after his departure from the White House, while a prosecutor in Georgia s is also interested in pressure exerted on electoral officials to challenge his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. Donald Trump arrived in New York on Monday where a court must serve on Tuesday his indictment in a case of fraud linked to a payment of money to a porn star. A historic criminal charge against a former president of the United States.
The analysis of our correspondent in the United States: Donald Trump is charged for the first time, but for the least serious case
2023-04-04 07:00:00
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