Multiple news reports say Manhattan prosecutors have convened a new grand jury to hear evidence in a probe of payments made to keep two women quiet about alleged affairs with former President Donald Trump.
have convened a new grand jury to hear evidence in a years-old probe into payments made to keep the porn star Stormy Daniels quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with the former president, according to multiple news reports.
A spokesperson for Bragg’s office declined comment. In a post to his Truth Social platform, Trump blasted Bragg as the "Radical Left Manhattan D.A." and said the new grand jury was "a continuation of the Greatest Witch Hunt of all time."Grand juries have been convened before in New York to explore the possibility of criminal charges against Trump, but to date none have issued an indictment.
A special grand jury in Atlanta has investigated whether Trump and his allies committed any crimes while trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia. Last month, the House Jan. 6 committee voted to make a criminal referral to the Justice Department for Trump’s role in sparking the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The FBI is also investigating Trump’s storage of classified documents.
Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to federal charges that he violated campaign finance law by arranging the payouts. He served about a year in prison before being released to home confinement because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal prosecutors said Trump was aware of the payouts, but they declined to charge him with any crime.The Trump Organization was convicted last month of tax fraud and fined $1.
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