What is the timeline for deciding on the potential indictment of Donald Trump?

The former tenant of the White House, who dreams of “reclaiming” it in 2024, must answer before the justice of the State of New York and his attorney for Manhattan, Alvin Bragg, for a payment of 130,000 dollars to the actress and director of pornographic films Stormy Daniels.

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While the press was buzzing with rumors in early March of a possible indictment, Donald Trump had pulled off a political coup on March 18 by claiming without the slightest evidence on his social network Truth Social that he would be “arrested” and appear before a New York court three days later to be charged. But nothing happened.

And the country waited 10 days for this indictment which would be unprecedented against a former American president.

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The Washington Post, Politico and the New York Daily News said Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter, that justice should not rule before April 24.

Since March 20, a grand jury – a panel of citizens with investigative powers that works together with prosecutors and votes on indictments – has only met twice and no other summons is scheduled.

The Manhattan prosecutor’s office assures every day that it “cannot comment on matters related to the grand jury”.

For his part, Donald Trump, who denies “any crime” and any connection with Stormy Daniels, had estimated on Sunday and Monday that the investigation was “dead”, a “fraud” and “electoral interference” orchestrated by “thugs” before the 2024 presidential election.

“We observe a particular phenomenon each time Donald Trump is on the ground”