Former US President responds to accusations of bribing a porn actress during his 2016 Presidential Campaign
donald trumpsurrendered to justice this Tuesday afternoon, 4, in New York. The former US president is in custody for a hearing on allegations of bribing a porn star with funds during his 2016 Presidential Campaign. BBC.
According to the Estadãotrump was taken into custody so that his personal information could be collected and taken to court. The former president was not handcuffed and remains under police protection.
trump becomes the first president of the United States to be booked in a criminal case.
Last Sunday, the 2nd, Trump announced on his social networks that he would go to court:
“America shouldn’t be like this! The prosecutor [Alvin Bragg] Corrupt has no case. There is a jurisdiction where it’s impossible for me to get a fair trial,” (via Adventures in History).
Indictment
The former president allegedly paid US$ 130,000 (R$ 667,000) as a bribe to the porn actress Stormy Danielswith whom he allegedly had an affair in 2006, was already married to Melania Trump, his third and current wife.
trump wanted to convince stormy not to go public with the relationship. The focus of the investigation, however, is not that, but a possible reimbursement made by the Trump Organization to the lawyer Michael Cohenwho would have paid the bribe, and also the alleged falsification of commercial registration.
A New York grand jury agreed and voted that the New York District Attorney’s arguments were upheld, indicting the former president. Now, Trump has been arrested for the above reasons, (via Adventures in History).
Source: Rollingstone
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