The legal team for Donald Trump is reportedly considering a request to move his criminal trial case from Manhattan to a courthouse in Staten Island due to concerns the former president won’t get a fair trial.
Trump’s lawyers have not decided whether to submit a request to move the trial as the legal team is waiting to see what the specific charges in the case are, a source familiar with the situation told Bloomberg News. Trump is expected to appear at a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday for his arraignment, during which his charges will be unsealed for the first time.
The expected surrender comes after a grand jury in Manhattan voted on Thursday to indict the former president on charges related to a hush-money case that emerged during Trump’s first White House bid in 2016. The indictment marks the first time a former president has been criminally charged. Trump has consistently denied wrongdoing and has accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of leading a politically motivated prosecution against him. He has also denied any affair with porn star Stormy Daniels, who had been looking to make her story known during Trump's 2016 campaign.
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