Ex-President must appear
Indictment reading against Trump probably on Tuesday
03/31/2023, 8:17 p.m
Things could get serious for Donald Trump on Tuesday. According to US media reports, the charges against him will then be read out in New York. And the ex-US President cannot sit it out. Since photos are taken and fingerprints are taken, he has to appear in court.
According to media reports, the indictment reading against former US President Donald Trump is scheduled to take place in New York on Tuesday. According to Fox News and NY1, the appointment is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. (8:15 p.m. CEST) in the Manhattan courthouse.
The district attorney’s office in Manhattan announced charges against the Republican on Thursday evening. The New York case involves hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels. The exact charges and details are still unknown.
At the latest when the indictment is read out, the public will also officially learn the details of the allegations. Trump must travel to New York for the process and would then be briefly detained for fingerprints and police photos to be taken. The accused are then often handcuffed – it is unclear whether this will happen in Trump’s case. It is considered certain that Trump can return home after this procedure.
Judge Juan Merchan, whom Trump has already accused of hating him, is responsible. Merchan was “handpicked” by prosecutor Alvin Bragg and his colleagues. Merchan previously led a tax fraud case against the Trump Organization and its longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg. Trump accused Merchan of having acted dishonestly at the time. Weisselberg had pleaded guilty before the actual trial and was eventually sentenced to five months in prison for tax crimes.