New York prosecutors signal Trump may face criminal charges from Stormy Daniels scandal
Fox News
Former President Donald Trump may be criminally charged by New York prosecutors after his lawyers were informed that he is welcome to appear before a grand jury next week.
The source cautioned that it did not necessarily guarantee an indictment was coming, or when it may happen. The source explained how potential defendants in New York have the right to testify before the grand jury ahead of such an indictment, but that those defendants rarely do so. This would mark the first time a former American president was criminally indicted.
Trump attorney Susan Necheles responded to Fox News on Friday: "For five years, the Manhattan district attorney’s office has investigated every facet of former President Trump‘s life. Unable to find criminality in any aspect of his finances, the Manhattan district attorney now threatens to indict former President Trump for payments made to Stormy Daniels seven years ago. For the DA’s office to charge former President Trump, a victim of extortion, with a crime because his then-lawyer, Michael Cohen, a convicted liar, paid the extortionist would be unprecedented and outrageous selective prosecution."